Article: BIG RIGS, BIG MESS TRUCK COLLISION SNARLS TRAFFIC.(News)

Byline: Daily News

NEWHALL - Five big rigs collided on the northbound Golden State Freeway on Monday afternoon, spilling 30 gallons of diesel fuel, closing three lanes and backing up traffic into the San Fernando Valley, officials said.

The incident about 2 p.m. at Lyons Avenue happened after a big rig attempted to stop quickly when it came upon two other semitrailers stopped on the highway because of traffic, California Highway Patrol Officer Michelle Esposito said.

Driver Rajwinder Takhar, 47, of Yuba City veered right when he realized he couldn't stop before hitting the trucks, causing a chain reaction with two other big rigs following ...

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