The pileup took place around 10:09 p.m. on October 14, 2026, on northbound Highway 101, just south of the Vineyard Drive off-ramp.
Templeton, CA – At least one person suffered major injuries in a multi-vehicle collision involving a semi-truck that happened Wednesday night in Templeton, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The pileup took place around 10:09 p.m. on October 14, 2026, on northbound Highway 101, just south of the Vineyard Drive off-ramp.
CHP officers responded to the scene and located a full-size pickup truck with rollover damage, a semi-truck pulling a box trailer with moderate damage, and a Kia Sportage with front-end damage.
At least one person sustained major injuries in the crash. The patient was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
A guardrail in the center divider was damaged in the collision, and a lot of gravel and dirt spilled from one of the vehicles onto the roadway. A sweeper was dispatched to the scene to clean the roadway.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the collision.