By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
On Friday, Feb. 4, The Observer published a story about a pair of accidents that occurred on Interstate 5 earlier in the day.
The first of these accidents was a fatal rollover that happened at about 12:40 p.m. on I-5, south of County Road 20. (See Feb. 4 story and update published on Feb. 9.)
The second occurred at about 1:27 p.m. on I-5, north of County Road 20. On Feb. 8, the California Highway Patrol sent out a news release regarding this incident.
According to the CHP, two big rigs were traveling south on I-5 in the slow lane, north of Road 20, approaching the scene of the previously mentioned rollover on the northbound side of the freeway. Sandhu R. Singh, 49, of Tracy, driving a 2013 tractor with a 2012 trailer, was ahead of Harmandeep Singh, 29, of Stockton, driving a 2017 tractor with a 2012 trailer.
As Sandhu Singh approached the scene of the first accident, he slowed down to about five miles per hour. Harmandeep Singh did not immediately notice that Sandhu Singh had slowed down, and only at the last moment attempted to swerve around Sandhu Singh, but was unable to avoid a collision.
The front of Harmandeep Singh’s tractor struck the rear on Sandhu Singh’s trailer. One of the saddle tanks on one of the semis ruptured in the accident, causing diesel fuel to spill on the ground.
Harmandeep Singh sustained some minor injuries (cuts to his head and arm) in the collision. Sandhu Singh was uninjured.
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