Around 5:22 p.m., scanner traffic and the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information page indicated a two-vehicle collision occurred near the intersection of Highway 101 and Ukiah’s Talmage Road.
The vehicles ended up in the center divider tangled in wire where the Incident Commander is reporting a 20’x50′ grass fire lit up as a result. The fire would be mopped up in approximately 20 minutes, the Incident Commander told the dispatcher.
The collision occurred near the onramp on the east side of Highway 101 where a tan pickup reportedly collided with a dark SUV.
UPDATE 5:52 p.m.: The CHP Incident Information page indicates the SUV involved with the collision is a Toyota and as a result of the accident experienced major front-end damage.
UPDATE 6:21 p.m.: The CHP Incident Information page indicates that a “minor injury’ resulted from the collision.
Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.
