Interstate 80 pig truck crash closed freeway in California
Summary
Semi Truck Crash Construction Zone California in construction zone, California: A semi hauling pigs overturned on westbound Interstate 80 just west of Cape Horn near Colfax shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2026, after striking a guardrail in a construction zone. The crash blocked both westbound lanes and several pigs escaped onto the freeway and into nearby woods, with some pigs dying in the crash. At least one person was transported to Sutter Roseville Medical Center with injuries, and the westbound lanes reopened at Secret Town Road just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Interstate 80 pig truck crash closed freeway in California | Sacramento Bee