One killed in Highway 65 accident in Lincoln involving tractor-trailer that sparked grass fire
One person was killed and five people were injured Tuesday evening in a multivehicle crash on Highway 65 at Wise Road in Lincoln.
The accident that happened around 6:50 p.m. caused at least one vehicle to overturn, with another going into a ditch and sparking a fire along the right shoulder, according to a CHP incident log. The fire, which burned 1.5 acres, was put out just before 7:30 p.m.
According to a social media post from Cal Fire’s Nevada-Yuba-Placer unit, one person was killed and five people suffered minor injuries from the crash.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">HWY 65 closed at West Wise Road due to vehicle collision. Three vehicles with six patients. 5 minor injuries, one confirmed fatality. A fire from one of the involved vehicles extended into the vegetation 1.5 acres. No estimated time for reopening HWY 65. <a href="https://t.co/5GgqjLW3T6">pic.twitter.com/5GgqjLW3T6</a></p>— CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit (@CALFIRENEU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CALFIRENEU/status/1049857695044366336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Northbound lanes of Highway 65 reopened just after 11 p.m., a social media post from Caltrans said.
This story was originally published October 9, 2018 at 7:36 PM.