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All lanes of 5 Freeway in Glendale reopened after big-rig crash

California Highway Patrol officials said Thursday morning that all lanes of the 5 Freeway in Glendale have been reopened after being closed for hours when a big rig jackknifed on the roadway.

Authorities said the truck was traveling north when it hit the center divider around 2:21 a.m. and jackknifed, blocking the northbound lanes and dumping debris across all of the southbound lanes.

T he CHP reopened the southbound lanes just after 6:30 a.m., and northbound lanes were reopened around 8 a.m.

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-- Wesley Lowery

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