Scanner traffic indicates that at 4:39 p.m. a lightning strike caused a solo vehicle on Highway 101 near the Willits Scales to drive off the road, into a power pole. The pole is now down and leaning against a tree.
The solo vehicle reportedly careened off the southbound side of the road near mile marker 49 and multiple agencies are responding.
On Highway 20, two vehicles have reportedly collided head-on and first responders are being directed to that scene. A medevac has been requested to respond to the crash. The reporting party indicated a silver truck and a dark gray smaller sedan are involved in the collision and suggested there is a major injury associated with the crash.
Also, north of Willits on Hwy 101 near mile marker 49.1, a vehicle has reportedly plowed into a tree.
The scanner is chaotic right now with multiple incidents associated with the afternoon storm system that brought lightning and rains to the area.
