BASSETT, LOS ANGELES (KABC) --
A big rig carrying noodles that overturned and caught fire on the northbound 605 Freeway blocked all lanes but the carpool lane in Bassett Thursday night, the California Highway Patrol said.The driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI, authorities said.
The accident was reported at 7:52 p.m. at the Valley Boulevard exit in Bassett, an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County.
AIR7 video shows massive traffic backup on NB 605 Fwy after big rig overturns, catches fire near El Monte https://t.co/KDSL3VFJ8u pic.twitter.com/jaQCup4P2R
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) December 9, 2016
The truck, filled with packaged noodles, was coming from the 60 Freeway onto the northbound 605 Freeway. At some point, the vehicle went sideways, landed on its left side and skidded across the lanes. The cabin caught fire, but the load was not damaged.
Authorities said the driver got out without any injury, no other vehicles were involved and no one else was hurt.
Massive traffic congestion built up behind the accident scene, while crews worked to clean up the mess.
A massive traffic backup was building behind the scene of a big rig overturn on the northbound 605 Freeway in the El Monte area.
