Wreck on highway offramp slows traffic into Chico

CHICO — A crash on the northbound offramp of Highway 99 at Highway 32 slowed traffic Wednesday as police and firefighters cleared the scene.

A fire engine blocked the left lane of East Ninth Street near the overpass after the crash, which was called in around 2:05 p.m. Although highways are California Highway Patrol jurisdiction, the Chico Police Department was first on the scene and the CHP acquiesced to Chico investigators, according to the CHP’s traffic incident website.

Two SUVs were wrecked at the intersection of the offramp and East Ninth, a one-way street that is also Highway 32. An ambulance left the scene around 2:30 p.m.

By 3:30 p.m., the roadway had been cleared.