Crime & Safety
Big Rig Crash on I-280 Dumps Tons of Dry Cement
The connecting ramp between I-280 and Hwy-85 was closed early Thursday morning as a result of the accident.
A crash involving a big rig closed the connecting ramp between southbound Interstate Highway 280 and northbound state Highway 85 on the border of Sunnyvale and Cupertino early this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported 3:22 a.m. and a sig-alert was issued at 3:41 a.m. advising motorists that the ramp between the two highways was entirely blocked.
The double-trailer truck was carrying 80,000 pounds of dry cement, and spilled about 10 gallons of diesel fuel onto the ramp during the crash.
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Crews remain on the scene this morning cleaning up the crash and are expected to remain there until 7 a.m. at the earliest.
—By Bay City News Service
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