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Freightliner crashes on Deadwood - photo courtesy of CHP

Boulder Crashes Into Truck On Deadwood

OAKHURST — Both lanes of Highway 41 south of Oakhurst was closed for over an hour this afternoon after a large boulder dislodged from the embankment and struck the trailer of a southbound big rig.

Photo by Maureen Walling

The 2010 Freightliner was hit in the rear axle, according to CHP as the scene, and the force of the blow knocked it off its axle, pushing it into the northbound lane where it collided with the left side of a 2013 Freightliner.

Both lanes were blocked, and traffic was diverted around the crash.

The driver of the truck that was struck by the boulder is reportedly from Madera, and had complains of pain. The driver of the second truck is from Parlier, and reported no injuries.

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