Crime & Safety

Postal Service Big Rig Flips on Highway 101, Driver Hospitalized: CHP

The driver of the USPS truck suffered head injuries and was taken to the hospital, according to the CHP. [BREAKING]

MILLBRAE, CA — A driver of a United States Postal Service truck suffered major injuries when the truck overturned Friday morning in Millbrae, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.

CHP officials received a report of the crash at 6:59 a.m. on the Millbrae Avenue off-ramp from southbound U.S. Highway 101.

CHP spokesman Officer Art Montiel said the driver suffered moderate head injuries and was taken to a hospital.

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The driver is a Union City man in his early 60s. He lost control of truck and it fell on its side, Montiel said.

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Traffic has not been affected much because it's a holiday weekend.

The off-ramp was closed but was expected to open around 2:00 p.m. after crews moved the mail from one truck to another, CHP officials said.

No other vehicles were involved.

— By Bay City News Service / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone

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