Truck Wreck Snarls Traffic on Freeway
A small truck towing a trailer full of gravel overturned on the Conejo Grade on Friday afternoon, backing up northbound rush-hour traffic on the Ventura Freeway about 10 miles and causing two minor accidents.
Two of three lanes were closed by the 3:43 p.m. accident, causing traffic to back up from the accident site near Camarillo Springs Road to the Los Angeles County line while state highway workers cleared away the spilled load, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman. The lanes were reopened at 5:15 p.m.
The traffic jam contributed to two other accidents, each caused when one vehicle rear-ended another, the spokesman said.
No injuries were reported in any of the accidents.
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