US Edition59-Vehicle Pile up in Foggy Conditions Closed Major California Highway for Hours
- A Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, crash involving 59 vehicles on Highway 99 near Avenue 24 in Tulare County led to the highway's closure, CHP reports.
- CHP investigators said dense tule fog reduced visibility to around 100 to 200 feet and forecasters warned the fog will likely persist without a stronger storm.
- Ten people were hospitalized and dozens more were bused to the International Agri-Center; photos from the Tulare County Fire Department show crushed cars wedged between semis while CHP received calls shortly after 8:15 a.m.
- By mid-afternoon, Highway 99 reopened after crews cleared wreckage, with all lanes cleared by 2:30 p.m., and detours diverted northbound at Cecil Avenue and southbound at Avenue 58, CHP officers remain on scene.
- Amid a prolonged tule-fog season, officials said Saturday's 59-vehicle crash was the largest so far this winter, with forecasters warning fog may persist without a stronger storm.
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Highway 99 reopens after 59-vehicle pileup in the Central Valley
A three-mile stretch of Highway 99 was closed for more than five hours Saturday after dense fog led to a massive vehicle pileup in Tulare County, about 40 miles north of Bakersfield. The California Highway Patrol said 59 vehicles were involved in the crash that occurred around 8 a.m. The highway reopened midafternoon. Several people sustained mild to moderate injuries and some were taken to a local hospital, according to CHP Visalia. CHP officer…
59-Vehicle Car Crash in Central California Shuts Down a Busy Highway with Multiple Injuries Reported
California Highway Patrol has confirmed that 59 vehicles were involved in a massive pile-up on a busy highway in central California this weekend. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday morning (January 31) at around 8:15am, in both northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 99. The crash ...
10 injured in 59-vehicle crash that shut down Highway 99 near Visalia for over six hours
The CHP highlighted that the crash happened under limited visibility conditions, with drivers likely traveling at unsafe speeds with low visibility. All lanes were blocked due to the pile-up, leading to significant traffic delays as detours were put in place.
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