The California Highway Patrol along with other first responding agencies were busy on Wednesday thanks to a pair of highway incidents involving big rigs.
The day began before the sun came up.
Alameda County Fire stated it responded to a call of a 40-foot semi trailer that crashed into the center divide of the northbound Highway 238 and Interstate 580 which ignited a fire.
ACFD reported that the driver was not injured.
Later Wednesday morning, the CHP reported that a semi truck overturned carrying approximately 30,000 to 40,000 pounds of lawn sod. Driver sustained possible injuries. No other vehicles involved.
All lanes were reopened as of approximately 1 p.m. Pacific.
The second incident occurred when a big rig overturned carrying approximately 30-40K pounds of lawn sod. CHP’s Oakland office reported the possibility of the driver being injured, but offered no details via its “X” page.
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