Deadly head-on crash involving big rig closes Highway 49 in Nevada County, CHP says
At least one person has died following a head-on collision Tuesday morning between a big rig and another vehicle on Highway 49 in Nevada County, authorities said.
The two vehicles crashed south of Grass Valley around 6:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol’s online activity log. The collision resulted in at least one fatality, the CHP log said.
Both directions of the highway were shut down at Alta Sierra Drive for more than three hours due to the crash, Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer unit said in social media posts.
This story was originally published March 8, 2022 at 8:36 AM.
Michael McGough
The Sacramento Bee