Last night on September 28, 2020 at approximately 9:48 p.m., a crash occurred on I-79. A tractor-trailer hauling food struck a barrier near a bridge around mile-marker 7.5, overturning the truck which landed in a wooded area below the roadway. The truck caught fire as first responders began arriving.
A Deputy Sheriff was able to locate one man near the wreckage and help him to an ambulance. That man was a passenger in the truck. The driver (Harpreet Singh, 28 years old of Fresno, California) was killed in the crash.
Though the exact cause of the crash is not yet determined, weather is believed to have played a role as it was raining when it occurred. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. The roadway was shut down for several hours and reopened around 3:30 a.m. today.