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Big rig overturns near I-80 in Sacramento, prompting Hazmat response

Big rig overturns near I-80 in Sacramento, prompting Hazmat response
KCRA THREE NEWS AT NOON. I’M LISA GONZALES. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SACRAMENTO. A BIG RIG HAS OVERTURNED AND IT’S CREATING SOME PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN AND AROUND I-80 AND WEST EL CAMINO AVENUE LIVE PICTURES FROM LIVECOPTER3 THAT YOU’RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. THAT BIG RIG ON ITS SIDE. THIS IS NEAR THE WEST EL CAMINO AVENUE EXIT, THE OVERPASS RIGHT NOW IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BECAUSE CHP SAYS THE BIG RIG IS LEAKING DIESEL. IT CAN’T REALLY SEE ANY LEAKING DIESEL FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT. OH, YOU CAN SEE IT BEHIND THE TRUCK THERE JUST A LITTLE BIT. SO, AGAIN, THAT OVERPASS, YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO AVOID THE WEST EL CAMINO EXIT ON RAMP OFF RAMP BECAUSE THEY ARE CLOSING THAT BECAUSE OF THIS OVERTURNED RIG. THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS IT’S NOT AFFECTING TRAFFIC ON I-80 THROUGH THIS PART OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY RIGHT NOW. AS WE ZOOM OUT A LITTLE BIT, YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME SOME TAPE UP BLOCKING PART OF THAT ROAD SO THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING ON THAT OVERPASS WHILE THEY CLEAN IT UP. CHP IS OUT THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE GOING TO WORK TO GET THIS UPRIGHT AND GET ALL OF THAT DIESEL CLEANED IN THE MEANTIME, YOU JUST WANT
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Big rig overturns near I-80 in Sacramento, prompting Hazmat response
A big rig overturned near Interstate 80 in Sacramento's Natomas area on Friday, prompting a response by a hazardous material team. The crash happened at the West El Camino Avenue overpass. The driver was not injured and lanes have since reopened. The big rig was leaking diesel, according to online records from the California Highway Patrol. LiveCopter 3 was over the scene. The crash did not appear to impact I-80 traffic. Follow our interactive traffic map. This story is developing. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.

A big rig overturned near Interstate 80 in Sacramento's Natomas area on Friday, prompting a response by a hazardous material team.

The crash happened at the West El Camino Avenue overpass. The driver was not injured and lanes have since reopened.

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The big rig was leaking diesel, according to online records from the California Highway Patrol.

LiveCopter 3 was over the scene.

The crash did not appear to impact I-80 traffic.

Follow our interactive traffic map.

This story is developing. Stay with KCRA 3 for updates.