Fiery big-rig crash blocks I-5 near Woodland
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A big-rig driver escaped a fiery collision that occurred when his truck overturned near Woodland early Thursday morning, the California Highway Patrol reported.
According to Officer Rodney Fitzhugh, the solo crash occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on southbound Interstate 5 south of County Road 102.
“For unknown reasons, the vehicle traveled from the roadway where it collided with a metal guardrail,” Fitzhugh said in a news release. “As the vehicle continued traveling in a southerly direction, it collided with a dirt embankment before coming to rest on its side. The driver was able to exit the vehicle prior to the tractor becoming engulfed in flames.”