July 17, 2026 9:25 AM

Pickup Truck pulling a Trailer Crashes Down the Embankment on I-15 in the Cajon Pass Friday Morning

CAJON PASS, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> The driver of a pickup truck pulling a trailer that went off Interstate 15 down the embankment on the Cajon Pass narrowly avoided disaster Friday morning.

It happened just after midnight around 12:15am Friday August 29, 2025, in the southbound lanes of the 15 freeway just after the Cleghorn Road exit.

The vehicle involved in the crash was a white Ford F350 truck pulling an empty gooseneck trailer.

Authorities say the driver lost control of the truck and went down about 50 feet down the embankment.

The California Highway Patrol reported no injuries from the wreck.

We will update this story with more information when the CHP’s preliminary accident report is available. Additional details were limited at this time. This incident will be under investigation by the California Highway Patrol, Inland Office.

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