A single-vehicle traffic collision involving a semi-truck spilling gravel on the roadway resulted in an hours-long closure on Interstate 5, southbound south of Templin Highway, on Wednesday morning, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office.
All lanes were opened by 12:54 p.m., according to Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesman for the CHP Newhall-area.
Officers were notified of the collision around 7:55 a.m. when multiple callers said a semi-truck turned over on its side, Burgos-Lopez said.
He added that officers located the driver, a man, and he was conscious and breathing.
The semi-truck blocked the Nos. 3 and 4 lanes and spilled the load of gravel, which resulted in the closure of the lanes, Burgos-Lopez said.
Officers called for a heavy-duty tow truck to get the semi off its side, he said.
Burgos-Lopez said commercial enforcement officers conducted an inspection of the vehicle. He added there were no drugs, alcohol or speed suspected at the time of this publication.
The man was transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries, Burgos-Lopez said.
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the crash at 8:15 a.m. and arrived 10 minutes later, according to Howard Tieu, spokesman for the Fire Department.
The patient was transported at 8:41 a.m. and the call closed at 9:08 a.m., Tieu said.
