CAMARILLO, Calif. (KABC) -- A crash involving a big rig blocked the northbound 101 Freeway in Camarillo for hours after the semi overturned and caught fire early Tuesday morning.
The wreck was first reported around 4:15 a.m. near Lewis Road. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire. Motorists were directed to exit the freeway at Lewis Road and get back onto the freeway at Carmen Drive.
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Some freeway lanes were reopened shortly before 8 a.m.
The driver of the big rig was transported to a local hospital, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. Information on the driver's condition was not immediately available.