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Overturned Big Rig Blocks Freeway In Boyle Heights

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A semi-truck carrying plywood overturned on a major freeway transition ramp in Boyle Heights early Wednesday morning, backing up traffic for miles.

Overturned Big-Rig Blocks Freeway In Boyle Heights
An overturned big rig in Boyle Heights. Dec. 30, 2020. (CBSLA)

Just before 4:30 a.m., a big-rig overturned on the westbound 10 Freeway transition road to the northbound 101 Freeway, sending its load of plywood onto the roadway.

California Highway Patrol shut down the transition road, which remained closed for more than five hours, with traffic diverted at Mission Road. It reopened at around 10 a.m.

There were no injuries. The circumstances that lead up to the wreck were not confirmed.

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