At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in a crash involving 35 cars and a big rig on a foggy stretch of Interstate 5 in Southern California early Saturday morning.
Kern County Fire Department spokesman Jim Calhoun told reporters the fatal crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. west of Bakersfield.
Calhoun said when crews arrived at the “chaotic” scene, fog had reduced visibility to about 10 feet. FOX58 Bakersfield report.
The accident involved 17 cars and 18 big rigs and covered approximately 800m of road.
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“Everyone started screaming for help. Small children were crying as well,” Yesenia Cruz, the driver who was involved in the collision, told police.
“There was compressed natural gas, some saddle tanks on the side of the fuel tank,” Calhoun told the station. [of] Both bystanders and the injured were left stranded in the “natural gas gust” as “the big rig broke.” First responders first had to deal with the gas situation and evacuate everyone from the area.
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Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and nine others were hospitalized with minor injuries, authorities said.
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The California Department of Transportation announced Saturday that southbound lanes will remain closed overnight while crews remove debris and formally determine the cause of the accident.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
