A traffic accident on 242 in Concord at Olivera Rd has caused the California Highway Patrol to issue a SIG Alert in both directions Tuesday night. The accident came in at 8:15 after a big rig ended up on its side causing heavy traffic and CHP is encouraging commuters to avoid the area.
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Update per CHP (5/20/15)
Tuesday night, at approximately 8:10 PM, Highway 242 was shut down in both directions and a Sigalert was issued for approximately 2 hours due to a traffic collision involving a big rig and a Mercedes.
The collision occurred when the big rig’s left front tire blew out while it was traveling southbound on the freeway, causing the vehicle to swerve to the left and strike the center dividing wall. The semi slid a short distance after hitting the wall and struck a concrete support pillar at the Olivera Road over-crossing.
The truck bed then overturned spilling the contents onto the freeway. The Mercedes, which was also traveling southbound, sustained minor damage when falling debris from the truck impacted its front bumper.
Unfortunately, the driver of the big rig was severely injured and later succumbed to his injuries at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
This traffic collision is pending further investigation and anyone who may have witnessed this incident is asked to please contact the CHP-Contra Costa Office at 925.646.4980.
Photo by Laurie Abrao Pate
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| 8:47 PM | 26 | [67] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AMERICAN TOW 800-794-8122 SD 215 | |||||
| 8:43 PM | 25 | [66] B19-241B NEED EVIDENCE TOW / SEE IF AMERCIAN CAN SET UP / WILL KEEP BAY POINT ON SCENE | |||||
| 8:34 PM | 24 | [61] ^**UPDATE SIGALERT** HEAVY TRAFFIC BOTH DIRETIONS ON 242, USE 680 TO 4 TO AVOID DELAYS NB AND 4 TO 680 TO AVOID DELAYS SB. | |||||
| 8:30 PM | 23 | [57] 19-M2 HAVE TRAFFIC GOING BY ON RHS ON SB SIDE | |||||
| 8:28 PM | 22 | [53] ^**ISSUE SIGALERT** LANES BLOCKED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO OVETURNED BIG RIG AND DEBRIS, USE CAUTION AND EXPECT DELAYS. | |||||
| 8:27 PM | 21 | [50] [Notification] [CHP]-TASK .308 TMCGG, *** ISSUE SIG ALERT – BOTH NB AND SB ON SR242 AT GRANT = BIG RIG ON ITS SIDE | |||||
| 8:26 PM | 20 | [48] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BAY POINT TOW ON EXPEDITE W/HEAVY RIG 925-682-5920 SD 220 | |||||
| 8:25 PM | 19 | [47] B19-241B FIRE 97 ANOTHER VEH INV ON SB BUT IS 1182 | |||||
| 8:25 PM | 18 | [46] BIG RIG ON NB SIDE | |||||
| 8:24 PM | 17 | [45] B19-241B ONLY VEH INV IS THE BIG RIG | |||||
| 8:24 PM | 16 | [44] B19-241B SIG ALERT NEEDED FOR BOTH DIRECTIONS | |||||
| 8:23 PM | 15 | [41] 1039 DOTCC | |||||
| 8:23 PM | 14 | [40] B19-241B 1185 ON EXPEDITE | |||||
| 8:23 PM | 13 | [39] B19-241B DEBRIS IN SB 1/2/3 LANES AND CALTRANS IS 97 | |||||
| 8:22 PM | 12 | [38] B19-241B BIG RIG AND 2 VEHS 1/2 BLOCKED | |||||
| 8:18 PM | 11 | [33] BIG RIG VS OVERPASS , PER MY CALLER | |||||
| 8:17 PM | 10 | [31] [Notification] [CHP]-PER ANOTHER LRG PEICES OF CEMENT FELL FROM OVERPASS AND IS BLOCKING BOTH DOT SB/NB 242 *** BIG RIG BLOCKING LANES AND IS SLUMPED OVER BUT RP BELIEVES HE’S STILL ALIVE / XFERED IN BY CONCORD PD W/ 1141 ENRT | |||||
| 8:17 PM | 9 | [30] PER A WIT, BIG RIG HIT THE WALL, SOLO TC AS FAR AS SHE COULD TELL | |||||
| 8:17 PM | 8 | [28] SOME DEBRIS MAY HAVE GONE TO SB LN’S | |||||
| 8:16 PM | 7 | [13] PER NEARBY RESIDENT – HEARD TC – POSS NB 242 AT OLIVERA // CAN SEE TRFC STOPPED OF FWY | |||||
| 8:16 PM | 6 | [20] [1] BIG RIG INTO CD – | |||||
| 8:16 PM | 5 | [22] [Appended, 20:16:37] [1] BIG RIG VS OVERPASS AND DRIVER APPEARS SLUMPED OVER | |||||
| 8:15 PM | 4 | [16] [Appended, 20:16:22] [3] INV IN BGE MERZ ON RHS / 1182 | |||||
| 8:15 PM | 3 | [9] [1] UNK VEH TC – BLKG UNK LANES – RP HEARD ONLY FROM NEARBY RESIDENCE | |||||
| 8:14 PM | 2 | [15] [Appended, 20:16:22] [2] TIRE OR OTHER DEBRIS HIT HER VEH | |||||
| 8:14 PM | 1 | [14] [Appended, 20:16:22] [1] SEMI TK VS CD | |||||
