Hwy 84 to Remain Closed Until After 6 P.M. After Fatal Crash

State Highway 84 in Livermore will be closed into this evening because of a big-rig crash that killed one man and injured three other people earlier today, according to police. Crews are still trying to upright the big-rig and tow it away.

The truck flipped onto its side and the trailer split open, spilling its load of bottled water, police spokeswoman Officer Traci Rebiejo said. All the bottled water needs to be unloaded before the truck can be moved, Rebiejo said. The road is expected to remain closed until at least 6 p.m.

The crash was reported at 4:46 a.m. between Vineyard Avenue and Vallecitos Road when the big-rig driver crashed into the three cars from behind, according to police Sgt. Steve Goard.

“Early indications are that traffic was slowing, and it kind of came up on him fast and he wasn’t able to slow in time,” Goard said. A man in one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene, while the big-rig driver and two other people were taken to the hospital as a precaution because of complaints of pain, Goard said.

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Police are advising motorists to seek an alternate route, such as Arroyo Road, around the scene of the crash.

By Bay City News

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