California Accident Report: Thousands of pounds of chocolate fall from big rig after fiery crash on I-80

Crash Report – I-80

Colfax, CA 

 

Report ID: 2023 July 31

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Tractor-trailer 

Occupants: 1

Injuries/Fatalities: No 

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Single Vehicle 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

COLFAX, CA – A driver of a big rig crashed on westbound I-80, causing 40,000 pounds of chocolate to spill from the truck and the tractor-trailer to catch fire Wednesday. It was the trailer that caught fire and separated from the tractor. This collision occurred around 4:30 a.m. The flames were extinguished, and the driver was unharmed. 

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