The motive force of an enormous rig survived a fall from the Freeway 24 overpass onto Nice Hill Street in Lafayette on Dec. 23, 2021.
Courtesy KTVUThe motive force of an enormous rig survived a 25-foot fall from a freeway overpass within the East Bay after being hit from behind by a automotive that fled the scene early Thursday, the California Freeway Patrol stated.
The unknown driver of the automobile collided with the large rig simply after 3 a.m. on eastbound Freeway 24 in Lafayette, pushing the truck off the highway and onto Nice Hill Street beneath, CHP spokesperson Adam Lane confirmed.
Lane stated the large rig wasn’t towing a trailer.
The portion of Nice Hill Street beneath Freeway 24 remained closed Thursday morning as of 8:30 a.m. “There was a diesel gas spill from the gas tanks of the truck, and that is being cleaned up,” Lane stated.
The CHP is contemplating the incident a hit-and-run.
The San Francisco Bay Space noticed a number of crashes throughout the area’s community of highways Thursday amid heavy rains. The Nationwide Climate Service warned motorists to drive with warning.
