Eagle Rock crash: Big rig veers off rain-slicked 134 Freeway, crashes on embankment

EAGLE ROCK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A semi-truck veered off the 134 Freeway and crashed on a steep embankment in Eagle Rock on Thursday morning as light but steady rain pelted the Southland's roadways.

The crash was reported shortly after 2 a.m. near Figueroa Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. The truck driver told investigators that he was sideswiped by another vehicle before his big rig drove off the freeway.
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No injuries were reported.

The CHP closed three eastbound lanes as crews worked to clean up a fuel spill at the scene.
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The cause of the crash was under investigation.