Fuel Tanker Overturns on Highway 101 in Carpinteria | News Channel 3-12

Fuel tanker overturns on Highway 101 in Carpinteria | News Channel 3-12

CARPINTERIA, Calif. - A fuel tanker crashed and overturned on northbound Highway 101 in Carpinteria, shutting down all lanes temporarily. The crash happened shortly before 7:00 am just south of Santa Monica Road. A tanker pulled by a trailer came to rest on its side, blocking the right two highway lanes. Traffic was detoured at Casitas Pass Road and rerouted to Via Real. Traffic throughout the area was backed up. The Carpinteria-Summerland Fire …

Fuel Tanker Crash Shuts Down Highway 101 in Carpinteria; Lanes Reopened

All lanes of northbound Highway 101 in Carpinteria were shut down Saturday morning after a gasoline tanker overturned. The crash — involving a tanker pulling a trailer —happened shortly before 7 a.m. south of Santa Monica Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The trailer came to rest on its side, blocking the right two highway lanes. All northbound traffic on the freeway was being detoured at Casitas Pass Road and rerouted to Via Rea…

Traffic incident in Carpinteria prompts NB HWY 101 closure, detours

The northbound lanes of Highway 101 near Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria are closed Saturday morning due to a traffic incident, according to Caltrans.The agency says Highway 101 travelers are being detoured onto the Casitas Pass Road off-ramp.As of 11 a.m., the Caltrans QuickMap shows traffic being backed up on the northbound lanes of the highway from La Conchita to the Casitas Pass off-ramp.Officials say there is no estimated time for reopenin…