The identity of the driver killed is not known, yet. The big rig was carrying refrigerated meat when it crashed and caused a chain-reaction crash involving four other vehicles.
One driver was killed when a big rig carrying 10,000 pounds of meat lost control and ended up in the embankment next to the freeway. The big rig triggered a chain-reaction crash involving at least four other vehicles and at one point, blocked all lanes of southbound I-680 at Mission Blvd in Fremont . The crash happened during the height of the morning commute, around 7 a.m.The driver of the big rig remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. He declined to speak with KTVU.
One of the other vehicles involved in the crash was a utility truck with a local vacuum excavation company. The owner, Ron Patient, came to the scene to check on his employee. His employee was not physically harmed, but was stunned and shocked by what happened."He said it happened really quick. Traffic was backing up. He got sideswiped by the semi," said Patient. "The semi was pushing through all the other cars, and ended up right here.
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