Both directions of I-5 at Grapevine reopen, officials say
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) Both sides of Interstate 5 at the Grapevine have reopened Tuesday morning, according to Caltrans.
GRAPEVINE Update as of 6:15am: ALL LANES OPEN with traffic clearing from overnight closure. Caltrans District 6 (@CaltransDist6) March 16, 2021
California Highway Patrol officers were escorting cars through the pass earlier Tuesday morning. Officials said they planned to reopen the highway after they made it through the entire pass.
The highway was shut down Monday night after snow had accumulated for hours, making for dangerous driving conditions.
Snow has been accumulating for hours and is now sticking to the road, making for very dangerous driving conditions.
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) This is the aftermath of a deadly head-on crash between a pick up truck and a big rig in Western Fresno County.
The vehicles were so mangled from the impact on interstate five near Panoche road, they were left unrecognizable. This has been a bad start to the year for us, says Rory Marks with Coalinga CHP.
Coalinga CHP officers say all of the family members inside the Chevrolet truck died.
The passengers included a woman who was eight months pregnant, her three children, ages 1, 8, and 10, and her mother-in-law.
They were all from northern California.