Cement truck overturns on Highway 101 in SF, dumps gravel onto cars below

Cars parked in the area of 10th and Bryant were covered in gravel after a cement truck overturned on the elevated portion of Highway 101. Cars parked in the area of 10th and Bryant were covered in gravel after a cement truck overturned on the elevated portion of Highway 101. Photo: @PartridgeThad / Twitter Photo: @PartridgeThad / Twitter Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Cement truck overturns on Highway 101 in SF, dumps gravel onto cars below 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

Traffic was snarled Thursday after a cement truck overturned on an elevated portion of Highway 101 in San Francisco. The overturned vehicle dumped gravel onto the roadway below, near Bryant and 10th.

CHP logs show the accident was reported at 3:29 p.m. It blocked all northbound lanes in the area and traffic was being diverted at 9th Street. No estimated time of reopening was given, though the CHP log noted the roadway could be closed for hours.

A Sig Alert was issued at 4:09 p.m.

Pictures show parked cars coated in a thick layer of grime.

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The city sent out an alert advising people avoid the area of 10th and Bryant due to accident.

All lanes were re-opened at about 10:50 p.m.

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