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A 25-foot RV overturned on Highway 101 near Atascadero on June 16, 2025, causing stand-still traffic in northern San Luis Obispo County.
A 25-foot RV overturned on Highway 101 near Atascadero on June 16, 2025, causing stand-still traffic in northern San Luis Obispo County.

A 25-foot RV overturned on Highway 101 near Atascadero on Monday afternoon, causing stand-still traffic in northern San Luis Obispo County.

At 12:55 p.m., the travel trailer overturned and landed on its side in the center divider in the northbound lane of Highway 101, according to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Page. The crash happened next to the off-ramp near Highway 41.

Possible additional vehicles were involved, according to the traffic incident page. No injuries were reported.

A 25-foot RV overturned on Highway 101 near Atascadero on June 16, 2025, causing stand-still traffic in northern San Luis Obispo County.
A 25-foot RV overturned on Highway 101 near Atascadero on June 16, 2025, causing stand-still traffic in northern San Luis Obispo County. California Highway Patrol

As of 1:45 p.m., traffic was backed up on northbound Highway 101 from Highway 41 to San Diego Way, according to Caltrans QuickMap.

At that time, multiple tow trucks were on scene and the left-most lane was still closed, the CHP posted on Facebook.

Traffic had cleared by 2:50 p.m.

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This story was originally published June 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM.

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Chloe Shrager
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Chloe Shrager is the courts and crimes reporter for The Tribune. She grew up in Palo Alto, California, and graduated from Stanford with a B.A. in Political Science. When not writing, she enjoys surfing, backpacking, skiing and hanging out with her cat, Billy Goat.
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