Car flips on SLO County road, slowing traffic on Highway 101
A blue Toyota crashed on Highway 101 near Nipomo, flipping onto Thompson Avenue and bringing northbound traffic to a crawl Sunday afternoon, according to CHP's traffic incident page.
An overturned vehicle was reported at 3:20 p.m., with Cal Fire and medics reported en route one minute later, the CHP page said.
The Toyota flipped over on its roof and landed on Thompson Avenue. It was expected to be towed by Four Corners Grover Beach Towing, according to the CHP page.
In the meantime, CHP blocked off both north and southbound lanes on Thompson Avenue, according to the CHP pages.
The incident appeared to be slowing traffic in the area of Highway 166 as well, according to the Caltrans QuickMap.
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