Woman Injured in Construction Zone Crash on SR-70 at SR-149 Split
Oroville, CA – February 9 – A woman was injured Monday afternoon after her vehicle collided with a Caltrans work truck in a construction zone along State Route 70 in Oroville, authorities reported. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. on northbound SR-70 near the northbound SR-149 split. Preliminary information indicates that a gold SUV traveling northbound struck the rear of a Caltrans work truck that had been briefly stopped as crews conducted roadway maintenance in an area with active lane closures and slowed traffic . Emergency responders, including personnel from CAL FIRE Butte County and Butte County Emergency Medical Services, assisted at the scene. Firefighters worked to extricate the woman from her SUV after she became trapped inside the vehicle.
