One person dead after tractor-trailer overturns near Cactus City, westbound lanes now open
Jesus Reyes
UPDATE 7/23/2025 – All westbound lanes are now open.
UPDATE 7/22/2025 – CHP reports that the westbound lanes on I-10 lanes in the Cactus City area are still closed at this time due to extensive bridge damage.
They state they are working on opening the right shoulder for traffic to continue traveling westbound, with an estimation of the shoulder opening around 11:15 p.m.
They ask drivers to please remember to slow down and drive safe as you pass through the area.
CACTUS CITY, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was found dead inside the cab of a tractor-trailer overturned and caught on fire near the Cactus City rest area. All westbound lanes on Interstate 10 have been shut down.
Westbound traffic is being diverted to Box Canyon Road.
SIG Alert 🚨 7/22/25 – 1:15 pm
CHP is investigating a traffic crash on I-10 east of the Cactus City Rest Area. The westbound lanes are closed at this time. Westbound traffic is being diverted to Box Canyon Road.
— CHP Indio (@chpindio) July 22, 2025
The crash was reported just after 12:20 p.m. east of the rest stop.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the tractor trailer went out of control and off the side of the freeway, rolling over next to an underpass and frontage road. No other vehicles were involved.
The trucker was reportedly able to self-extricate from the wreckage before flames spread from the engine compartment to the rest of the big rig, jumping into surrounding brush moments later.
There is no word on any injuries. Stay with News Channel 3 for any updates.