Two semi trucks hauling sugar and carnival equipment collide on Interstate 80 in Richmond, California

Modified Date: 
Sun, 07/30/2023 - 10:04am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Sugar spills onto Bay Area freeway when two big rigs collide

The driver of the sugar truck was airlifted to a local hospital, while the driver carrying the carnival equipment was uninjured, Zeid said. 

Trucks hauling sugar, carnival equipment collide on shoulder of I-80

The California Highway Patrol reports that the truck hauling sugar rear ended the truck hauling carnival equipment on the shoulder of the interstate, smashing the trucks together. 

Crash involving 2 big-rigs snarls traffic on WB I-80 in Richmond

The crash, which was first reported around 1:45 a.m. on westbound I-80 near Portrero Avenue, involved one big-rig carrying sugar, which spilled onto the roadway, complicating cleanup.

 

 

Roadway: 
Interstate 80