1 Dead, 32 Injured After Semi-Truck Crashes Through 210 Freeway Center Divider in Irwindale
The crash left one person dead and injured 30 others, including eight minors, as investigators examine why the truck crossed the divider.
- On Saturday, a semi-truck crashed through the center divider on the 210 Freeway in Irwindale, killing one person and injuring 32 others in a "mass casualty traffic collision," authorities said.
- Investigators reported the semi-truck traveled in the eastbound lanes before breaching the concrete center divider and entering the westbound lanes, striking at least two other vehicles.
- Of the 32 total injured, two victims suffered critical injuries, eight were transported for treatment with six being minors, and 22 patients with minor injuries declined medical transport.
- Authorities issued a SigAlert, closing all westbound lanes between Irwindale Avenue and the San Gabriel River Freeway. Target confirmed the truck was a third-party trailer, not driven by a Target employee.
- The California Highway Patrol reopened all lanes by 3:40 p.m. as officials continue investigating the crash cause, which occurred shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday.
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1 dead, 32 injured after semi-truck crashes through 210 Freeway center divider in Irwindale
One person was killed, two others sustained critical injuries, and eight more suffered minor injuries after a semi-truck crashed through the center divider on the 210 Freeway in Irwindale.
Deadly big rig horror as Target semi crosses into oncoming traffic on SoCal freeway
A violent chain-reaction crash shut down the 210 Freeway in Irwindale on Saturday morning after a big rig traveling eastbound lost control, crossed the center median and slammed into oncoming westbound traffic, leaving one woman dead and more than 30 people injured. The crash unfolded shortly before 9 a.m. just west of Irwindale Avenue, according...
Woman killed, 32 others injured after semi crosses divider on 210 Freeway
A woman was killed and at least 32 others were injured, including minors and two people reported in critical condition, after a semi-truck crashed through the center divider on the 210 Freeway in Irwindale on Saturday morning, authorities said. The crash was reported at about 8:55 a.m. on the westbound span of the 210 just [...]
Semi-Truck Crashes Through Freeway Wall in Irwindale, Kills One
A person was killed Saturday when a semi-truck crushed through the center divider wall on the Foothill (210) Freeway in Irwindale, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 9 a.m. Saturday just south of the Irwindale Avenue on-ramp, the California Highway Patrol reported. The truck crashed through the wall from the eastbound lanes into the westbound lanes, striking at least two other vehicles, the CHP said. Irwindale police shut down the Irw…
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