A box truck and a semi-truck reportedly collided head-on. One of the rigs was hauling 15,000 pounds of lumber at the time of the accident
Williams, CA.– At least one person was injured in a collision involving a big rig on State Route 20 in the Williams area early Wednesday morning, the California Highway Patrol reported.
At around 6:40 a.m., the CHP received an alert about a major-injury collision on SR 20 east of State Route 16.
A box truck and a semi-truck reportedly collided head-on. One of the rigs was hauling 15,000 pounds of lumber at the time of the accident.
One person was hospitalized with major injuries while a second party was treated for minor injuries.
Both directions of SR 20 were shut down as crews cleared the scene.
The California Highway Patrol in Williams are investigating to determine the cause of the accident.
Located in Colusa County, Williams has a low population but it has been increasing steadily over the past few years. The area recorded relatively low numbers of accidents yearly until 2022 when there was a spike. According to the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), 8 people were either hurt or killed in traffic accidents that occurred within Williams in 2022. This was nearly 5% of the total injuries and deaths recorded in Colusa County, which is also low in population and in traffic concentration compared to larger counties in California. Despite the low traffic, common driver errors that lead to accidents still occur in Williams. In 2022, nearly 37% of accidents in Williams were reported to have been speed-related. This was higher than the overall county rate for speed-related collisions. Night-time accidents in the area also contributed to 25% of the total recorded injuries and deaths. Notably, SR 20 that passes through Williams is frequently mentioned as the most dangerous road in Colusa as a result of high-speed traffic, the two-lane rural portions of the highway, and it’s nearness to the Lake County line that reports numerous accidents yearly.
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