Person Trapped After Single Vehicle Wreck on Highway 36

Photos: Johanna Rial

UPDATE, 4:30 p.m.: Two people were transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital with ankle injuries.

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Original Post: Emergency personnel are responding to a section of Highway 36 just west of Swains Flat where a white van is reported to have crashed. According to CHP dispatch an occupant is said to be trapped in the van. There is debris blocking the roadway.

Updates below. 




3:30 p.m.
[6] 1039 CF
3:35 p.m.
[11] DEBRIS 1125 IN RDWY
3:35 p.m.
[8] PER PARKS NEAREST UNIT AVAIL 1+ HR ETA // NOT ENRT
3:35 p.m.
[12] WHI VAN ( HAS OCCUP TRAPPED) NEG 1125
3:50 p.m.
[19] [Notification] [CHP]-MALE LAYING IN RDWY 1125 WB LN //PED DIRECTING TRAFFIC // VAN
3:56 p.m.
[23] FIRE/1141 1097
3:58 p.m.
[25] WB LN BLKED / ROLL 1185 FOR GMC VAN W/ BO FRONT WHEELS // VAN MANGLED
3:58 p.m.
[24] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 CLYDES TOWING 707-725-5139
4:01 p.m.
[30] 2ND INV VEH IS FORD F250 W/MAJ DAMAGE /OFF RDWY / WILL HAVE BO FRONT LEFT WHEEL / PK WAS CARRYING SINGLE AXLE UT TRLR W/BO AXLE
4:01 p.m.
[28] ROLL FB
4:03 p.m.
[32] 1039 CLYDES TOWING // PER CLYDES TOWING CAN HANDLE ALL
4:25 p.m.
[35] CLYDES 1097
4:25 p.m.
[34] 1141 TRANS BOTH PTYS TO ST JOE'S // BOTH W/ANKLE INJ
7:09 p.m.
[51] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP

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