Crime & Safety

Hwy 17 SB Closed As Truck Hauling Crane Crashes Into Overpass

The tractor-trailer hauling a crane flipped when it hit the overpass, exposing rebar and rolling concrete all over the southbound lanes.

LOS GATOS, CA -- All lanes of southbound Highway 17 are closed this evening at Highway 9 eastbound, north of Los Gatos, after a truck hauling a crane hit an overpass, according to the California Highway Patrol.

As of about 5:30 p.m., the truck had flipped onto its side and concrete was all over the roadway. The overpass appeared to be damaged. Rebar was visible, according to the CHP.

--Bay City News/Image courtesy of California Highway Patrol, San Jose

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