{"id":2142642,"date":"2024-01-07T13:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T18:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vehicle-pileup-on-southern-california-highway-leaves-2-dead-9-wounded\/"},"modified":"2024-01-07T13:07:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T18:07:26","slug":"vehicle-pileup-on-southern-california-highway-leaves-2-dead-9-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vehicle-pileup-on-southern-california-highway-leaves-2-dead-9-wounded\/","title":{"rendered":"2 dead, 9 injured in Southern California highway pileup"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvehicle-pileup-on-southern-california-highway-leaves-2-dead-9-wounded%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2142642&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">STOCK\u200d IMAGE (Bilanol, Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Elizabeth Volberding<\/h2>\n<p>9:50 AM\u200c \u2013 Sunday, January 7, 2024<\/p>\n<p>An accident involving at least 35 vehicles along a stretch of southern California\u2019s Interstate \u200c5 has resulted in two people dead and nine others injured. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday at approximately 7:30 a.m., an accident occurred involving a 35 car\u200c pileup on California\u2019s Interstate \u200b5, \u2064which is west \u2064of Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kern County Fire Department\u2062 spokesman Jim \u200cCalhoun, visibility was about 10 feet\u2062 when the crews arrived\u2064 at the \u201cchaotic\u201d scene.<\/p>\n<p>The accident, \u200cstretched out over roughly half \u200ca mile, or 0.80 kilometers, affected 17 passenger cars and 18 tractor-trailers. <\/p>\n<p>According to the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), the\u2062 fatal\u200c pileup on\u2064 the \u200cWest Coast\u2019s prominent north-south corridor happened on the southbound side of I-5 in Kern\u200c County.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the crash, two people were declared dead at the scene and nine additional people were hospitalized \u2062with slight injuries, authorities\u2064 stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt was pretty\u2064 chaotic when \u200dI first pulled up\u2062 at the scene, \u200dit was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proterra-bus-fire-prompts-california-agency-to-consider-shelving-electric-bus-fleet\/\" title=\"Proterra Bus Fire Prompts California Agency to Consider Shelving Electric Bus Fleet\">compressed natural gas<\/a>, saddle tanks on the side of some the big rigs \u2064that were ruptured,\u2064 so a lot of the bystanders that weren\u2019t injured were \u200dtrying to\u2062 help \u2062people and were\u200d in a plume of natural gas\u2062 so we had to deal with that first and get \u200deveryone evacuated from that area,\u201d\u2062 Calhoun told reporters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">California\u2019s I-5 Shaken by Tragic 17\u200b car 18 Big Rig Vehicle Collision: Two Lives Lost, Nine Hospitalized<\/p>\n<p>In a devastating incident on Saturday, a staggering 35-vehicle pile-up unfolded on Interstate 5\u200c in central California, resulting in the loss of \u2063two \u2062lives. \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vpULdutvAr\">pic.twitter.com\/vpULdutvAr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pro Trucking Assoc Group (@ptagtrucking) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ptagtrucking\/status\/1743784138140741678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to California Highway Patrol (CHP) spokesperson Tami Grimes, the freeway remained \u200bclosed at Millux \u2063Road while detectives from the California Highway Patrol worked to piece \u2062together the collision and establish an official cause.<\/p>\n<p>In the San Joaquin Valley, these low-visibility conditions, which occur when rain saturates the \u2064soil, \u200dare referred to as tule fog. Reporters stated that \u2064because high-pressure air traps the fog, it\u200b may persist.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, forecasters cautioned that ice and wind gusts as \u200dstrong \u200das 80 mph could affect the corridor \u2063north \u2063of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>CALTRANS announced on Saturday that southbound lanes would remain shut down overnight while crews removed debris and figured out an official cause of\u200b the accident.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kern County: Southbound I-5 CLOSED between Millie Rd and Old River Rd due to multiple vehicle pile \u200dup\u2064 in fog. Southbound traffic detoured onto Eastbound 223 just north of incident <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wvbCBghbYA\">pic.twitter.com\/wvbCBghbYA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Caltrans District 6 (@CaltransDist6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaltransDist6\/status\/1743674198181155255?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January\u200b 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. 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The incident involved at least 35 vehicles and caused chaos and destruction in its wake.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2064 reports from the Kern County Fire Department, the accident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m. in an area west of \u200dBakersfield, California. The visibility \u2063at the time of the crash was drastically\u200c reduced to about 10 feet, making it extremely difficult for emergency crews to navigate the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The pileup stretched out over half a mile,\u2063 affecting 17 passenger\u200b cars and\u200d 18 tractor-trailers. It took place \u200don\u200c the southbound side of I-5 in Kern County, a prominent\u200d north-south corridor on the West Coast,\u200d according to the California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS).<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, two individuals were pronounced dead at the scene, while nine others suffered slight injuries and were hospitalized.\u2062 The Kern\u2062 County Fire Department spokesman, Jim \u200dCalhoun, described\u200d the scene as chaotic, with compressed natural gas tanks on some of the big rigs\u2064 ruptured. The presence of the \u2064gas posed additional risks and challenges to the rescue efforts, requiring the evacuation of bystanders\u2064 and ensuring their safety.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities \u200dare still investigating the cause of the accident. The California Highway Patrol \u200d(CHP) \u200chas closed down the freeway at \u200dMillux Road \u2062to allow their detectives to piece together the collision and establish an official cause. Detectives will work tirelessly to \u2062ensure a\u200b thorough and accurate understanding of the events leading to this tragic incident.<\/p>\n<p>The accident \u2064occurred in an area known \u200bfor low-visibility\u200b conditions caused by tule fog, which arises when rain saturates \u200dthe soil in the San Joaquin Valley. High-pressure \u200dair traps\u2063 the \u2062fog, leading to persistently low visibility. Furthermore, forecasters have \u200bwarned of icy conditions\u2062 and gusts \u200cof wind as strong as 80 mph\u200d in the \u200ccorridor \u200cnorth of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>CALTRANS \u200chas announced\u2063 that southbound lanes of \u2062I-5 will remain closed overnight, as crews work to remove debris and\u200c determine the official cause of the accident. These measures are crucial \u2062for ensuring\u2064 the safety of \u200dmotorists and preventing further incidents in\u200b the area.<\/p>\n<p>It is imperative\u2064 to stay informed about accidents like these to\u2064 raise \u200dawareness about the importance of safe driving practices\u200c and potentially prevent further tragedies. As\u200b details\u200b of this accident continue to \u2064emerge, our thoughts and condolences are with the \u2062families of those affected by this devastating incident.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates and \u2062breaking news, you\u200c can subscribe to receive news blasts\u2064 directly to your inbox for \u200cfree. Stay informed and \u2063stay safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 35-car pileup on California&#8217;s Interstate 5 has left two dead and nine injured. 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