UPDATE: Southbound I-5 at Lebec curve reopens following overturned big rig
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A semi-truck hauling milk overturned on Southbound Interstate 5 at the Lebec curve Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Posted at 4:08 AM, May 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-06 13:45:33-04
(KERO) â (UPDATE 8:40 AM): All southbound lanes of Interstate 5 at Lebec have reopened, according to the California Highway Patrol.
All southbound lanes are open. Drive safe. CHP Bakersfield (@BakersfieldChp) May 6, 2021
(UPDATE 7:45 AM): A semi-truck hauling milk overturned on Southbound Interstate 5 at the Lebec curve Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP said the driver of the semi had fallen asleep and driven into the center divider. At that point, the drive awoke and reacted, but overcorrected and rolled onto its side.