Box truck collides with vehicles on I-80, veers off elevated part of I-5 in Sacramento, officials say
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
One person suffered major injuries and another person minor injuries after a box truck collided with two vehicles on Interstate 80 and later went off an elevated part of Interstate 5 and landed on the roadway below in Sacramento on Monday, officials said.
The California Highway Patrol said the box truck first collided with the two vehicles while traveling westbound on I-80, and then continued driving to the northbound transition with I-5.
The vehicle then hit the center median guardrail and landed on San Juan Road below I-5.
LiveCopter 3 footage showed damage to the railing of I-5 where the vehicle went off the roadway.
Sacramento Fire said crews extricated the driver from the box truck. They were taken to a trauma facility in critical condition.
Another person who was in another vehicle was treated for minor injuries.
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