Lanes of SB 101 reopened after dump truck crash

Three lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco have reopened Tuesday afternoon after a dump truck crashed and spilled debris from an overpass onto the highway, according to California Highway Patrol and police officials.

The crash occurred around 8:45 a.m. on an overpass near San Bruno and Silver avenues and above southbound Highway 101, San Francisco police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said.

A dump truck crashed and spilled what appeared to be construction materials onto the highway. No vehicles on the highway struck the debris, CHP spokesman Officer Vu Williams said.

The truck was turned upright and removed by 12 p.m., but the cleanup took several more hours. CHP and police officials said the overpass and the southbound lanes of the highway were expected to remain closed until about 4 p.m., but ended up reopening lanes shortly before 3:30 p.m. according to a tweet by CHP.

The Alemany on-ramp and Silver Avenue off-ramp were to remain closed until further notice, according to authorities. Drivers were told by CHP to expect residual delays in the area.

There was another vehicle that crashed into a house nearby and police believe that was connected to the dump truck crash, Esparza said.
  
Injuries were reported in the crash but Esparza did not immediately have more details. The dump truck driver was able to crawl out of the truck's shattered windshield and is cooperating with the investigation, according to police.

During the closure, motorists on Highway 101 were diverted to Interstate Highway 280 to get around the debris, Williams said.