PHOTO: A truck
carrying honey bees crashed with a small Toyota early Feb. 3, 2015
HIGHWAY 79 CLOSED AFTER BIG RIG HAULING BEES CRASHES IN LAMBS CANYON IN CALIFORNIA. 40 GALLONS OF DIESEL LEAKED.
February 3, 2015
All lanes were
temporarily closed Tuesday morning on SR-79.
Early morning
commuters between Beaumont and Hemet faced a roadblock at Lambs Canyon, due to
a major traffic crash Tuesday morning.
All lanes of State
Route 79 through the canyon were temporarily closed, after a small car and a
semi truck crash blocked the roadway, CHP reports.
The crash was first
reported at 6:12 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway, near County
Landfill Road, according to California Highway Patrol incident logs.
According to the CHP
and fire department, a woman was briefly pinned inside her small Toyota, but
she was able to free herself without firefighter assistance. However, she was
taken to the hospital, in an unknown condition.
The truck was
hauling honey bees, according to Riverside County Fire Department Spokeswoman
Jody Hagemann. It’s not clear if any bees escaped, but about 40 gallons of
diesel fuel did leak out, she said.
Because of the crash
and spill, CHP reports that all lanes were closed. As of 8:30 a.m., all lanes
were back open, except for the number one lanes in each direction at the site
of the crash, CHP logs indicate.
This is the second
crash in as many days which involved a bee truck.