Caltrans Worker Struck by Tow Truck on I-5 Freeway
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (July 22, 2024) – A driver in a tow truck struck and killed a Caltrans worker who was picking up trash along the Interstate 5 Freeway in San Clemente.
Three others suffered minor injuries in the traffic accident that occurred at 9:35 a.m. on the northbound side of the I-5 freeway, just north of Avenue Palizado, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Prior to the collision two Caltrans workers had pulled over to the right shoulder of the Interstate 5 Freeway. They stopped to pick up debris, but they were both struck by a driver in a Freeway Service Patrol tow truck.
The tow truck driver apparently swerved off the road and onto the shoulder.
The truck crashed into the Caltrans vehicle and then drove over the worker, the report said. The Caltrans worker was fatally injured. Also, the Caltrans vehicle went airborne and collided with a silver Nissan Rogue that was entering the freeway from the on ramp.
The tow truck driver suffered minor injuries and was transported to Mission Hospital, the report said.
The second Caltrans worker had minor injuries and the driver in the Nissan suffered minor injuries.
Investigators are working on the case.
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Source: CHP Incident: 0215
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