On February third, just after noon, a truck which was reportedly hauling a load of doors left the roadway and overturned near Los Banos. The truck was heading southbound on highway five and had traveled a couple of miles past the highway 152 interchange when it left the paved road, traveled a relatively short distance, and tipped over onto its right-hand side. The truck came to rest at the base of a ten to fifteen foot embankment after ripping out several yards of barbed wire fencing.

CHP vehicles on the shoulder of highway 5 overlook the scene of an overturned truck that ripped out several yards of barbed wire fence when it left the roadway and tipped over.

An 'eighteen wheeler' rests on its side at the base of an embankment on highway five near Los Banos after leaving the roadway.

Officer Moreno of the California Highway Patrol inspects the scene of an accident on Highway 5 near Los Banos where a truck left the roadway and overturned

If everyone in Los Banos would just take 1 or 2 hours a month to do something to help their neighborhood or their community we could truly make Los Banos the gem of the valley.

The above is only my personal opinion and I strongly encourage readers to seek out more information from expert sources. Copyright 2010

updated 3-10 changed November to February