Highway 17 โSouthbound Shut Down Following Gas Tankerโข Crashโ in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz county, CA -โ September โข4, 2025, 10:30 AMโฃ PDT โค – โA significant traffic disruption โis impacting commuters โin Santaโข Cruz County this Thursday morning after a gas tanker โtruck crashed onโ Highway 17, forcing the complete closure of theโ southbound lanes.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) โresponded to the scene at approximately 6:45 a.m.just south of Sugarloaf Road.โค As of 1:45 p.m., the southbound direction โฃremains closed, โคwith theโข CHP warning โคviaโข a social media post that the shutdownโ could extend into the โevening. Traffic is currently being diverted to the left lane โขof โnorthbound Highway โ17,while the right lane remains open โfor northbound travel.
Initial reports confirmedโฃ by โthe CHP indicate โคthe tanker overturned, with a portion of the vehicleโ going โdown an embankment. Aโ leak was detectedโ from two loaded tanks, and authorities estimate the truck was carrying โapproximately 8,600โข gallons of fuel.
The driver of the tanker was able to โexit the vehicleโ but sustained a visible head injury. The โextent of โtheโ driver’s injuries โremains unknown at thisโ time.
The CHP has closed both southbound lanes of Highway 17 at Sugarloaf Road and has also closed the far left lane in the northbound direction at Vineโข Hill Road. asโ of โข8:00 a.m., officers โwere actively turning aroundโฃ vehicles attempting toโฃ travel southbound just south of โคthe Summit Road exits, an area popular for its restaurants.
This is a โdeveloping situation. World-Today-News.com will continue to update this story as more informationโข becomes available.
Contributing to thisโข report: Jason โฃGreen
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