BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bear Mountain Boulevard near General Beale Road is closed after a semi-truck pulling a trailer full of lettuce overturned on the roadway Thursday morning.
The California Highway Patrol said at around 8:10 a.m., a semi-truck pulling a trailer full of lettuce was headed eastbound on Bear Mountain Boulevard and left the roadway on the eastbound shoulder.
CHP said the driver tried to get back on the roadway and overcorrected, resulting in the vehicle overturning on its side.
Two people had complaints of pain but declined medical transport.
There was no spillage of fuel or cargo.
Caltrans estimates the closure at about three hours.