On Sunday morning, a portion of Highway 50 near Echo Summit was closed due to an avalanche, resulting in several vehicles being buried under snow. The California Highway Patrol reported the incident. Caltrans released a video showing the aftermath of the snow sluff that trapped the vehicles, but fortunately, there were no injuries. The road was closed for about 30 minutes before crews managed to reopen it.
Highway 50 was closed Sunday morning due to a snow slide at Echo Summit. https://t.co/SBRzvq0Q7z
Caltrans reopened Highway 50 Sunday morning about a half-hour after a snow sluff east of Echo Summit mountain pass trapped several vehicles. https://t.co/74p51W80gi
Here's a video after a snow sluff just east of Echo Summit trapped a few vehicles and closed Highway 50 for about 30 minutes this morning. There were no injuries and crews worked quickly to reopen the roadway. @CHPSouthLake https://t.co/myd5Ay6E32
A portion of Highway 50 was closed Sunday morning due to an avalanche, with several vehicles buried under feet of snow, the California Highway Patrol reported. https://t.co/lmUFHMZUPu
BREAKING: A portion of Highway 50 was closed Sunday morning due to an avalanche, with several vehicles buried under feet of snow, the California Highway Patrol reported. https://t.co/KkiYzYWzOn