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Rain a likely factor in fatal crash Wednesday on US 101
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Three people were transported to the hospital in Willits with injuries.
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Three people were transported to the hospital in Willits with injuries.
The big-rig driver suffered major injuries and a dog died at the scene.
The CHP released new details about the big-rig collision that closed Hwy-101 near Laytonville Thursday afternoon.
UPDATE: 5:15 p.m. — At least one victim was transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, and CHP officers are attempting to find out more about the extent of their injuries. Roughly 40 gallons of diesel fuel and four gallons of oil have spilled out onto the roadway. Information about the cleanup effort was not immediately available. UPDATE: 4:45 p.m. — The road is now re-opened to one-way traffic. MENDOCINO Co., 8/5/21 — A big-rig and a small car collided around 2:50 p.m., blocking both lanes of U.S. Highway 101 roughly three miles south of Laytonville, according to information from the California Highway Patrol.