Crime & Safety
Truck Crashes, Explodes on San Mateo Bridge
CHP says the driver was unhurt after slamming the vehicle into a wall, igniting cargo of oxygen tanks.
A truck carrying oxygen tanks struck a wall on the eastbound San Mateo-Hayward Bridge and exploded this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The 26-foot flatbed truck, which was carrying a load of plastic chairs and oxygen tanks, struck a wall mid-span and burst into flames at about 10:15 a.m., CHP Sgt. John Carman said.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash and the driver appears to have escaped injury, Carman said.
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The fire was put out by 10:39 a.m., but the cabin of the truck was destroyed, Carman said.
Two eastbound lanes of state Highway 92 on the bridge are closed because of the fire, and a tow truck has been called. Westbound traffic is also moving slowly, Carman said.
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-- Bay City News
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