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On April 6, 1970, four California Highway Patrol officers were killed in a 4 1 ⁄ 2 ‑minute shootout in the Newhall region of Southern California. The incident is a landmark in CHP history because of both its emotional impact and the procedural and doctrinal reforms implemented by the CHP in the incident's aftermath.
Sig alert, Sig-alert or Sigalert in California, as well as other parts of the United States, means an incident that significantly disrupts road traffic.The term was originally the name of a pioneering system of automated radio broadcasts regarding traffic conditions, introduced in the 1950s and named after its inventor, Loyd Sigmon.
January 10 – Pakistan – Karachi traffic accident. An oil tanker travelling on the wrong side of the road collided with a bus, killing 62. [220] January 15 – United States – A prison bus collided with a freight train and fell off an embankment in Penwell, Texas, killing 10. [221] February 3 – United States – Valhalla train crash.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 17 people were killed when their passenger van collided with a cargo truck then burst into flames Monday in the southern Philippines, police said.
The crash was reported just after 6 p.m.
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A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer along the San Tomas Expressway through Santa Clara, California. A highway patrol is a police unit, detail, or law enforcement agency created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways within a jurisdiction.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the CHP's Baldwin Park office at (626) 338-1164 during business hours or the Los Angeles Traffic Management Center at (323) 259-3410 after hours.