Traffic & Transit

Jack-Knifed Big Rig Shuts Down 210 Freeway Lanes

Traffic was backed up on the 210 Freeway Wednesday morning following a crash involving a jack-knifed big rig.

A crash involving a big rig that jack-knifed shut down several lanes of the 210 Freeway in Azusa Wednesday morning.
A crash involving a big rig that jack-knifed shut down several lanes of the 210 Freeway in Azusa Wednesday morning. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

AZUSA, CA — A crash involving a big rig that jack-knifed shut down several lanes of the 210 Freeway in Azusa Wednesday morning.

The crash was reported just after 9 a.m. on the eastbound 210 Freeway at Azusa Avenue. The big rig was blocking several lanes and only the right lane of the freeway was open, according to a Sigalert.

Traffic was backed up to the 605 Freeway as of 9:35 a.m. Authorities warned motorists to expect delays of up to an hour.

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All lanes were reopened by 11:30 a.m.

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