SAN JOSE, TX : 1 dead following crash between car, big-rig on Highway 101 in South San Jose on Friday, 23rd May 2024

One person has died and crews are cleaning up spilled diesel fuel following a crash involving a car and a big-rig on Highway 101 in South San Jose Friday morning.

According to the California Highway Patrol, officers were first called to the freeway near Blossom Hill Road shortly after 11:15 a.m.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of a Honda sedan entered Southbound 101 the wrong way at Blossom Hill Road. As the Honda was headed northbound, the driver of a big-rig heading southbound swerved to the left in an attempt to avoid the car but was not able to avoid a crash.

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