Traffic Collision on Highway 101 South Causes Vehicle Fire, Ambulance En Route

AI SUMMARY: There was a traffic collision at 5660 Highway 101 South near mile marker 56.60 involving a Pacific Gas and Electric service truck that hit another vehicle head on. The other vehicle caught on fire, and it was reported as a traffic collision with ambulance en route. A silver car was also off the roadway while another silver car was on fire. Additional calls were made regarding the incident, and assistance was requested for traffic control and a tow truck for a full-size pickup truck.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 2:19 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


2:09 p.m.
[2] PGE SERVICE TK HIT HEAD ON
2:09 p.m.
[1] VEH ON FIRE
2:10 p.m.
[5] SIL CAR ON FIRE
2:10 p.m.
[4] SIL CAR OFF RDWY
2:10 p.m.
[18] [Appended, 14:13:33] [1] IPHONE TC
2:10 p.m.
[3] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from CFIRE-Car Fire to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP
2:10 p.m.
[6] PGE TK BLOCKING RD
2:11 p.m.
[8] 16-44 FROM LOLETA FIRE [Shared]
2:12 p.m.
[9] UKN IF VEH ON FIRE IS OCC [Shared]
2:12 p.m.
[12] PER HSO THEY XFERRED ADDTL CALLER TO FIRE [Shared]
2:13 p.m.
[20] 1039 CT/ WILL GET THIER CREW ENRT [Shared]
2:13 p.m.
[15] PER IPHONE TC NOTIFICATION MM 56.6 [Shared]
2:14 p.m.
[21] [Notification] [CHP]-[20] 1039 CT/ WILL GET THIER CREW ENRT [Shared] [Shared]
2:17 p.m.
[27] A16-031 REQ 1185 EXPIDITE FOR FULL SIZE PK [Shared]
2:17 p.m.
[26] A16-031 REQ R2 TRFC BREAK 12TH ST [Shared]
2:19 p.m.
[29] 16-R2 TRFC BREAK STARTED [Shared]
2:20 p.m.
[31] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF ONE 1141/ ONE INJURY [Shared]

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