118 Freeway SigAlert: Overturned Trailer Blocks Traffic For Hours

LOS ANGELES, CA — A crash shut down the westbound Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in Porter Ranch for hours Wednesday morning after a 24-foot truck trailer overturned, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The closure is expected to last until after 10 a.m., and motorists are advised to avoid the area. The CHP extended its SigAlert shortly after 9 a.m.

A sedan and a truck collided shortly before 2:30 a.m. Wednesday on the westbound side of the freeway near the Porter Ranch Road exit. The wreckage from the overturned truck blocked several lanes of traffic, backing up traffic for miles through the morning rush hour.