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Overturned bus at the base of Cuesta Grade backs up traffic through SLO

An overturned bus at the base of the Grade on Highway 101 snarled traffic through San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening.
An overturned bus at the base of the Grade on Highway 101 snarled traffic through San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening.

An overturned bus at the base of the Grade on Highway 101 snarled traffic through San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening.

According to the California Highway Patrol incident report page, a 24-foot passenger bus was involved in a crash heading northbound on the highway around 4:27 p.m., just past Vista Del Cuidada.

As of 6 p.m., the bus was still on its side as it awaited a tow truck, according to the CHP page.

The incident brought traffic to a standstill through San Luis Obispo, with Caltrans reporting slowdowns as far south as the northbound Los Osos Valley Road off-ramp.

An overturned bus at the base of the Grade on Highway 101 snarled traffic through San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening.
An overturned bus at the base of the Grade on Highway 101 snarled traffic through San Luis Obispo on Thursday evening. Caltrans

This story was originally published July 13, 2023 at 5:55 PM.

Kaytlyn Leslie
The Tribune
Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.
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