A Caltrans worker was struck and killed by a tow truck while picking up trash along the side of the I-5 Freeway in San Clemente on Monday.
A Caltrans worker was struck and killed by a tow truck while working along the side of the I-5 Freeway in San Clemente on Monday. The crash happened a little after 9:30 a.m. on northbound lanes near Avenue Palizado, according to the California Highway Patrol.
He was hospitalized with minor injuries following the crash. The other Caltrans worker was also injured during in the incident, though it's not immediately known if they required hospitalization. Officers also say that the driver of a Nissan Rogue that was driving up the onramp was injured after the force of the collision caused the Caltrans vehicle to launch over a curb and hit the car.
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