Two people suffered minor injuries Tuesday morning in a four-vehicle collision involving a big-rig that leaked 30 gallons of diesel into a nearby creek along Interstate 80 in Fairfield, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A 21-year-old woman from Redding was driving a Honda Accord west on Highway 80 east of Air Base Parkway when she attempted to change lanes and sideswiped a Chevrolet Tahoe around 9:35 a.m., the CHP said.
Both vehicles spun out of control and collided with the big-rig, which was being driven by a 42-year-old man from Hayward.
The Accord struck the center divider and the Tahoe went through a guardrail, rolling over onto its roof. The big-rig then struck a Chevrolet Prism driven by a 20-year-old woman from Vacaville.
The driver of the Tahoe was trapped in her vehicle for roughly two hours and had to be extricated by firefighters. She was transported to a hospital. The driver of the Prism was also transported to a hospital.
All of the vehicles had to be towed away from the scene.
The big-rig's fuel tank was damaged and roughly 30 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into a creek near the roadway, but officers said the hazardous materials threat was mitigated by emergency personnel at the scene.
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Anyone with additional information about the collision is asked to contact the CHP's non-emergency line at 800-835-5247 or the CHP's Solano Area office at 707-428-2100.
