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Big Rig Accident Creates Day Long Mess On Section Of Highway 101 in Ventura County

Two seriously injured when big rig flips on Highway 101 near Camarillo. Crew works to remove damaged truck

An early morning traffic accident involving a big rig made a mess out of a section of Highway 101 in Ventura County all day long Thursday.

A big rig headed northbound out of near Central Avenue Camarillo flipped on its side, skidding hundreds of feet. The driver and a passenger were both seriously injured in the five a.m. accident. Two of the three northbound 101 lanes were closed most of the morning, leading to massive delays.

The third lane reopened late Thursday afternoon, but there is still heavy traffic reported in the area. There’s no word yet on what may have led to the accident.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.