ROLLOVER RISKS OF
TRUCKS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A TURN: EITHER HIGH SPEED OR SHIFTING LOAD CAN
CAUSE THE TRUCK TO ROLLOVER VERY EASILY: CELERY BOX TRUCK CRASH IN VENTURA,
CALIFORNIA. THE TRUCK OVERTURNED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A TURN
POSTED: 06:15 PM PST Jan 14, 2015
VENTURA, Calif. -
Ventura Police officers are investigating a celery truck
that crashed in Ventura on Wednesday. The accident happened just after 2 p.m.
on the 2400 block of Harbor Boulevard.
Police said the semi-tractor trailer rolled over. The
driver of the single vehicle semi-tractor trailer was traveling eastbound on
Harbor Blvd. and could not negotiate a turn in the roadway.
The driver of the truck lost control, which caused the
semi-tracker to roll onto its side and slid into a light pole.
The 60,000 pound truck was loaded with empty celery
boxes, which spilled out onto the roadway.
Because of the accident both the eastbound lanes and one
westbound lane of Harbor Blvd. will be closed for over an hour and a half while
employees of the trucking company clean up the scene and the vehicle is removed
by tow trucks.
Southern California Edison also responded to repair the
downed light pole. No one was injured as a result of the accident.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.