NEWCASTLE, Calif. — Two people were injured in a crash involving a Chevrolet Silverado and a semi-truck on eastbound Interstate 80, just east of Newcastle Road in Placer County, on Sunday, October 25, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Source: Accident News / Bond Legal, citing CHP
The Silverado went off the roadway, traveled up an embankment and overturned, coming to rest in the No. 3 lane, officials said. Its male driver became trapped inside and suffered major injuries, and emergency personnel had to extricate him. A female passenger had what appeared to be minor injuries. The CHP has not released either person's name.
Source: Accident News / Bond Legal, citing CHP
A separate Sacramento-area report, summarized from FOX40's original coverage, also described an overturned-vehicle collision involving a Chevrolet Silverado and a semi-truck on eastbound I-80 near Newcastle Road, causing traffic delays and leaving two people injured.
Source: SignalNews Sacramento, summarizing FOX40
The crash slowed traffic on the interstate and remains under investigation, the CHP said. No charges had been announced as of Monday.