Crime & Safety
CHP: Truck Hauling Cooking Oil Crashes, Shuts Down SR 78
The truck overturned in the highway's westbound lanes near West Haverford Road about 8:15 a.m. Saturday in Ramona and began leaking the oil shortly after, according to CHP.
Updated at 5:53 p.m. to report that all lanes were expected to remain closed until about 9 p.m., according to CHP.
A 50-foot box truck hauling cooking oil crashed on state Route 78 in Ramona today, spilled the slick stuff onto the roadway, and prompted officials to shut down lanes and call in a cleanup crew, authorities said.
The truck overturned in the highway's westbound lanes near West Haverford Road about 8:15 a.m. and began leaking the oil shortly after, according to the California Highway Patrol. It was unknown what caused the crash.
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An ambulance was sent to the scene, but the extent of the driver's injuries was not clear.
Authorities shut down lanes in both directions around 8:30 a.m., and because of the amount of spilled oil, expect them to remain closed until about 9 p.m., according to the CHP.
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A SigAlert was issued.
—City News Service
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