CA: I-5 collapses Newhall Pass

Scanner | 10/12/07 | me

[BurbankKarl]

Per LA County Fire....Northbound I-5 is collapsing at the scene of a major accident in the truck tunnel.

Incident: 3700 Type: Location: info as of: 10/12/2007 11:17:15 PM ADDITIONAL DETAILS 11:16PM 1039 MEDIA 11:14PM PER LACO FD ** PLS HAVE UNITS CLOSE DOWN ALL LNS - NB 5 AT BALBOA - THE BRIDGE IS STARTING TO COLAPSE 11:13PM 1039 56-S9 ADVISED ROLL 406 OR OTHER AVAILABLE UNIT TO ASSIST - 56-108 ENRT 11:13PM PLS ISSUE SIGALERT FOR THE NB 5 TK LNS TO 14 AND THE SB 5 TK LNS TO 14 - UNK DURATION AT THIS TIME - THANKS 11:08PM 146 ADV 1 PTY JUST CAME OUT OF THE TUNNEL AND HAS A BROKEN LEG AND NEEDS OXYGEN //1039 LACOFD W/INFO 11:07PM 1039 TO 98-S7 WILL HAVE 98-51 ROLL FOR THIS FROM THE OFFICE 11:03PM CT-PLS START FOR A HARD CLOSURE TO SHUT DOWN BOTH THE NB AND SB TK LNS 11:01PM DIVERT TRFC FM NB AND SB TK RT - 511 WILL SHUT DOWN NB TK LNS 11:01PM SEMI ON SB SIDE IS NOW ALSO ON FIRE - PLS ADV LACOFD 11:01PM PLS ADV LACOFD THERE ARE 2 ADDITIONAL O/TURNED VEHS // NB AND SB IM THE TK RT 10:59PM 3-5 SEMI FULLY INVLD - @ THE TUNNELS OF THE TRUCK ROUTE W/ACCESS ISSUES - PER LACOFD 10:59PM ANOTHER O/TURNED JSO 1020 BLOCKING ALL LANES AT TRUCK ROUT ALSO SIERRA HIGWAY 10:58PM 146 POSS PEOPLE STILL TRAPPED 10:57PM PLS GET UPDATED ETA FROM FD 10:57PM 146 PTY TRAPPED INSIDE 10:55PM THIS WILL BE SB TRUCK RD 10:55PM LACOFD 3-5 BIG RIGS FULLY INVOLVED 10:45PM PER RP SEMI TRK EXPLODED & OTHER VEH TC D W/TRK / PCS OF ENGINE ARE ON FIRE IN RDWY 10:44PM 1039 LACO FD 10:44PM RP ADVSED HE AND HIS GRANDMOTHER WERE DRIVING ON NB SIDE AND SAW A YEL BIG RIG EXPLODE, THE WHOLE SKY LIT UP 10:42PM YELLOW SEMI TRUCK ON FIRE, BLOCKING UNK LN RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS 11:06PM CHP Unit On Scene 11:06PM CHP Unit On Scene 11:09PM CHP Unit Enroute 11:12PM CHP Unit On Scene 11:12PM CHP Unit Enroute 11:12PM CHP Unit Enroute 11:12PM CHP Unit Assigned 11:14PM CHP Unit Enroute

[Brad’s Gramma]

;)

[BurbankKarl]

Its mainstream media...cant get a shot anyway, that area is between hills and such....

you dont get better info than a FR thread.

they still think there might be 10 more truck besides the 5 that were on fire....

5 is closed both directions, 14 is closed at the 5.....people are hosed if they want to get to or leave LA....

[jedward]

“that was way more than 15 years ago.”

I’m in age denial :)

[Global2010]

Believe it was today.

But these horrible accidents happen.

Lord have mercy.

Let’s let the news reports develope before we bring up Islamic terrorists, illegal immagration or Hillary Clinton.
: )

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Somebody said it’s ranin’ hard...so...:0/

[Brad’s Gramma]

people are hosed if they want to get to or leave LA....

One of many reasons I want to move out of this area...

[jedward]

Thanks BK...is that on the radio?

[jedward]

I’m wondering about the people supposedly still trapped inside. They’re not breathing the best air right now.

[bd476]

I just phoned this into 790 KABC to the Peter Tilden show and they put me on-air. I told them I first saw this story posted on Free Republic, the online conservative website then verified it through the links posted here which linked to the CHP and LAFD.

Thanks for posting and updating this story, Karl and BG and everyone.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Was just thinking, that’s pretty much shut down a major northbound route out of LA.

“Bridge at Ramagen” and all...

However. From my recollection if the most prominent bad guys were behind something like this, usually there’s more than one.

Maybe this was just a really, really weird accident.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

http://www.myfoxla.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4628263&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

[Global2010]

I am the type to “deer in the headlights” freeze and then go into that world in slow motion mode.

Need to be a quick responder and not all of us are.

[Spktyr]

Learn the canyon roads, they may save your life someday.

[Quix]

THANKS.

MUCH APPRECIATE THE LINK.

BLESSINGS TO YOU AND YOURS AND PRAYERS FOR THE VICTIMS.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

We’ll just pray for the best...

[null and void]

CRAP!

[geopyg]

I’m listening to KNX1070 live. No big news, but traffic rpeort said everything closed, perhaps a dozen big rigs and a couple of cars in the tunnel.

Also talked of numerous other jacknifed rigs on various roads (rain??)

[jedward]

Thanks!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Yeah, Karl said it’s raining up there..and typically CA’s can NOT drive in the rain.

[Spktyr]

Yup, rain. Nobody in LA can drive in the rain and the greenies won’t let them build new, safer roads.