SUTTER COUNTY, CA : All Lanes Of Highway 99 In Sutter County Back Open After Major Crash on Friday, 29th March 2019

A major crash blocked Highway 99 north of Sacramento Friday morning.

The incident happened a little before 6:30 a.m. near Sankey Road, about 13 miles north of the Highway 99-Interstate 5 split and south of Pleasant Grove.

California Highway Patrol says two crashes happened at the scene. The first one happened when a vehicle was making a southbound to eastbound turn from Highway 99 onto Sankey Road. A vehicle coming the opposite direction then collided with it – sending it into the northbound lanes where it was hit again, this time by a big rig. The vehicle then caught on fire, CHP says.


An off-duty paramedic, a CHP officer and a citizen bystander were able to pull the driver out. The driver suffered major injuries, including burns, CHP says.

The second crash happened a little after the first crash. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, but everyone escaped with just minor injuries.

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