Jackknifed big rig forces hourslong closure of freeway transition road in downtown LA

Monday, October 23, 2017
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A major freeway transition road was shut down for more than five hours early Monday morning in downtown Los Angeles after a semi-truck overturned and spilled garbage onto a parking lot below.

The big rig crashed shortly before 3 a.m. and prompted the California Highway Patrol to close the ramp between the westbound 10 Freeway and northbound 110 Freeway, near the Los Angeles Convention Center.
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There were no reports of injuries.

The highway patrol issued a SigAlert at the scene and requested sand from Caltrans to sop up oil spilled in the incident. Meanwhile, crews used three large cranes to turn the semitrailer upright.
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The cause of the crash was unknown.

The transition road was reopened shortly after 8 a.m., according to a CHP incident log.
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