LA MIRADA, CA – At least one person was hospitalized yesterday after a truck crashed on the 5 Freeway, spilling diesel and acid across the roadway.
CBSLA reports that a semi truck hauling corrosive acid hit a sedan in the freeway’s northbound lanes near its intersection with Valley View Avenue at about 10:15 a.m. Monday. The collision caused about 60 gallons of diesel as well as 200 gallons of acid to spill across three northbound and one southbound lane.
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The interstate was closed in both directions by 1:20 p.m., and traffic was diverted to allow crews to clean the roadway.
One unidentified individual was transported to the hospital following the crash. However, we do not know if that person had been in the truck or the sedan at this time.
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