Briceburg, CA…CHP is reporting a head on collision with a fatality that is blocking traffic on Hwy 140 going into Yosemite. Initial reports are it may be closed for awhile.

Incident: 00342 Type: Fatality Location: Sr140 / Bull Creek Rd Loc Desc: 2 MI JEO BRICEBURG Lat/Lon: 37.604639 -119.966054 Close
Detail Information
2:10 PM 20 [48] 1039 MRI SCHOOL DISTRICT
2:06 PM 19 [46] 1039
2:06 PM 18 [45] UNKWN ETA AT THIS TIME
2:04 PM 17 [44] [Notification] [CHP]-YNP LL INQ ETA ESTIMATE ON DELAY? THEY WERE TOLD 4 HRS BY UNK AGENCY??
2:01 PM 16 [41] 1039 # PROVIDED BY MRISO, ADVD TO CALL 742-0275
1:53 PM 15 [39] 63-040 AND 63-45 WILL BE JWO THE SCENE AND AT WEST END TIL THEY CAN GET TRAFFIC TURNED AROUND
1:52 PM 14 [38] 63-042 SPOKE W/ CT SUP AND HE IS ENRT AND TURNING TRAFFIC AROUND AT YOSEMITE BUG HOSTILE
1:52 PM 13 [37] 63-040 AT THE WEST END OF THE TRAFFIC BACK UP WILL HAVE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DWN EB TRAFFIC INTO THE PARK ONTO SR140
1:48 PM 12 [34] YNP HAS FIRE/1141 ENRT THEY WILL CALL CAL FIRE THEMSELVES AND SEE IF THEY NEED TO CONTINUE FOR MUTUAL AIDE
1:43 PM 11 [32] 1039 TMC / COPIES EXTENDED CLOSURE/THEY ARE ENRT
1:41 PM 10 [31] 1039 CT D10
1:40 PM 9 [28] 63-042 TRAFFIC BLOCKED FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME / REQ TRAFFIC SIGNS ACTIVATED SR140/MIDPINES TO ADV OF TC AHEAD AND EXPECT DELAYS
1:33 PM 8 [23] 63-042 NEED CAMERA / 1039 S1
1:30 PM 7 [20] 1039 OFC
1:30 PM 6 [18] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 ABOVE ALL 209-966-7390
1:25 PM 5 [10] PER SO ALL LANES 1125
1:13 PM 4 [7] 1039 CALFIRE W/UPDATE
1:13 PM 3 [6] [Notification] [CHP]-PER MRI SO – 2 VEHS – 3 PATIENTS – 2 ARE TRAPPED IN VEH AND 1 UNRESPONSIVE
1:12 PM 2 [3] 1039 CALFIRE
1:11 PM 1 [1] HEAD ON TC
Unit Information
1:12 PM 11 Unit Assigned
1:12 PM 10 Unit Enroute
1:27 PM 9 Unit At Scene
1:13 PM 8 Unit Assigned
1:13 PM 7 Unit Enroute
1:52 PM 6 Unit At Scene