Highway 70 back open after gravel spill caused at least 10 vehicles to crash, CHP says
A gravel spill on Highway 70 in Yuba County caused numerous vehicles to crash Tuesday morning and closed southbound lanes for a few hours.
The gravel was first reported around 6 a.m. near the Plumas Lake Boulevard exit, according to the California Highway Patrol’s online activity log.
The spill was about a half-mile long and “has caused at least 10 vehicles to crash,” the CHP’s Yuba-Sutter office said in a social media post.
The gravel was cleared and roadways reopened around 8:30 a.m., CHP officials said in an update.
Traffic was diverted from Highway 70 while officers awaited a Caltrans sweeper, the CHP said in an earlier update.
It was not immediately clear whether any of the collisions resulted in injuries.
This story was originally published October 26, 2021 at 7:56 AM.
