A screenshot of the County of Tulare’s Facebook post incorrectly estimating the number of vehicles involved in the Highway 99 pileup on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.<\/p>\n The CHP received several calls about the pile-up shortly after 8:15 a.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n “…The carnage out there. Vehicles turned over and up on each other, under each other…” CHP officer Adrian Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n RELATED: Video captures chaos inside 59-car pileup on Highway 99 in Tulare County<\/a><\/p>\n Authorities say the crashes happened on both the northbound and southbound lanes near Avenue 24. In just 11 minutes, all traffic stopped.<\/p>\n “We had vehicle debris. We had vehicle fluid. We had involved parties that are on both shoulders, waiting for rides to get off,” Officer Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n A crash involving nearly 60 vehicles in Tulare County forced the closure of Highway 99 in both directions, according to the California Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n Officer Gonzalez says 10 people went to the hospital. Nine of them had minor injuries, and one had a moderate injury to their forehead. Everyone else involved was bused to the Tulare Ag Center.<\/p>\n RELATED: Drivers recount being stuck in 59-vehicle pileup on Highway 99 in Tulare County<\/a><\/p>\n Investigators believe fog is a factor and estimate there was between 100 to 200 feet of visibility when the crashes happened.<\/p>\n Just weeks ago, the dense fog caused a 17-vehicle crash on Highway 99 in Fresno County, which claimed two lives. Dashcam video from that pileup<\/a> captured how quickly the fog lowered visibility.<\/p>\n RELATED: 61-year-old man killed in multi-vehicle pileup on southbound HWY 99, CHP investigating<\/a><\/p>\n The CHP tells Action News they learned from that crash to help with the response on Saturday, clearing all 59 vehicles and fully reopening the highway in just six hours.<\/p>\n “We put the badges and whatever agencies aside, and ultimately our main goal is how quickly of a service can we give to this motoring public in their time of need?” Officer Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n With more fog on the way, Officer Gonzalez with a message to drivers:<\/p>\n “It’s very important to slow your speed down,” he said. “Not only is it going to give you time to react, but if there is an accident, it won’t be a major accident.”<\/p>\n The investigation into the pileup continues.<\/p>\n For news updates, follow Gabe Ferris on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n For news updates, follow Elisa Navarro on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2026 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18516828_TulareCo-incorrect-info-HWY99pileup.png\"\/)
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