Highway 50, Sacramento Fire Department
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Eastbound Highway 50 on the W-X Freeway was being diverted at the Highway 99 interchange to the Capital City Freeway and Highway 99. At 9 p.m., traffic continued to back up to the Interstate 5 interchange and the Pioneer Bridge over the Sacramento River.
Highway 50 saw two crashes early Tuesday morning, following a medical helicopter crash Monday night. The California Highway Patrol incident page reported before 3:30 a.m. that a big rig had collided with a guard rail on Highway 50 near the southbound Interstate 5.
Bystanders heroically lifted a helicopter off a trapped crew member after a crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento, aiding in a rapid rescue.