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Accident Kills Highway Worker, Critically Injuries Two Others

Christina Heller

Story Created: Sep 4, 2008 at 1:14 PM PDT

Story Updated: Sep 4, 2008 at 7:19 PM PDT

One man is dead and several others are injured after a truck slammed into a Cal-Trans clean-up crew near Santa Paula. The fatal crash happened just east of the Edwards overpass about 10:30 Thursday morning, closing all westbound lanes of Highway 126. Authorities say a flat bed truck lost control and hit a Mercedes before careening into a group of furlough workers under Cal-Trans supervision. One of the workers died instantly at the scene. Another was airlifted and may have lost a leg. Emergency crews rushed three other workers and both drivers to area hospitals. To add to the trouble, a woman stuck in the traffic jam went into labor. She was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. KEY News Ventura County Bureau Chief Tracy Lehr was on scene and has more on this devastating accident.
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