Overturned Logging Truck on Highway 36; One-Way Traffic Control in Effect

Caltrans is performing one-way traffic control on Highway 36 east of Bridgeville due to an overturned logging truck in the area.

According to the California Highway Patrol incident report, the truck overturned at approximately 7:43 a.m., spilling logs into the roadway.

At least one person was injured in the crash and an ambulance has been dispatched to the scene. 

Caltrans is sending a loader to remove the logs from the highway.


7:43 a.m.
[2] LOGGING TRK WENT OFF RDWY
7:45 a.m.
[6] 1039 CF
7:45 a.m.
[10] [Appended, 07:48:46] [3] LOGGIN TRUCK BLOCKING ENTIRE RDWY, SMOKE COMING OUT OF VEH
7:46 a.m.
[14] [Appended, 07:48:46] [7] 1039 CF
7:46 a.m.
[13] [Appended, 07:48:46] [6] VEH ON THE SIDE
7:49 a.m.
[18] 16-44 WHEN FIRE OR MED IS 10-97 CAN WE INQ OF TOW INFO
8:10 a.m.
[27] PER CT - PTY IS OOV AND IS INJ'D, FOREST SERVICE IS 10-97
8:11 a.m.
[30] CT - THERE ARE LOGS IN RDWY BUT CT WILL BE SENDING A LOADER SO THEY CAN MOVE IT
8:13 a.m.
[34] A16-044 WAIT UNTIL CF IS ONSCENE FOR ADDTL INFO FOR TOW
8:14 a.m.
[35] 1039 CF, WILL TRY TO GET INFO ONCE THERE IS SOMEONE ON SCENE
8:34 a.m.
[37] 1039 CF/97/CAD IS DOWN/MULT INCIDENTS WILL ADV WHEN ABLE
8:35 a.m.
[39] 1039 CT, FULL CLOSURE, DOING TRFC CONTROL/HAS NO RADIO ACCESS
8:44 a.m.
[43] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT - ONE WAY TRAFF CONTROL IN PLACE, NO LOGS IN TRLR, 1185 WILL NEED TO ACCESS ON THE WEST SIDE, TRK AND TRLR ARE ON ITS SIDE [Shared]
8:45 a.m.
[46] A16-044 ADV TOW THAT HE WILL GET CELL PICS/GET A PH # SO HE CAN TEXT THEM
8:47 a.m.
[47] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOW FOR HEAVY TOW 707-442-4537
9:41 a.m.
[60] 1039 STATE OES: OES#21-2478
10:23 a.m.
[75] 1039 OES
11:31 a.m.
[78] 16-S1 RDWY OPEN/NRC DOING CLEANUP
12:12 p.m.
[81] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP [Shared]

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