Big-Rig Crash Downs Power Lines, Blocks 101 Freeway in Both Directions

U.S. Highway 101 is blocked in both directions in Burlingame on Friday night after a tractor-trailer struck a power pole, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The collision on southbound U.S. Highway 101 just south of Broadway was reported just after 9:30 p.m., the CHP said.

A tractor-trailer struck a power pole, knocking high-voltage power lines down across both northbound and southbound lanes.

Traffic is being diverted off the freeway at Anza Boulevard in the northbound direction and at Millbrae Avenue in the southbound direction.

Drivers are advised to avoid the area and avoid coming into contact with the power lines.

--Bay City News Service, photo via Shutterstock