ALTA, Calif. — A truck driver survived with minor injuries after a violent multi-truck crash ripped apart his cab and shut down part of Interstate 80 near Alta on Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash happened around 11:45 a.m. on westbound I-80 when a dump truck spilled oil and fuel onto the highway. Moments later, a gravel truck veered off the road and crashed into trees, with the cab wrapping around a trunk. A third vehicle, an Amazon semi-truck, then lost control on the slick roadway and crashed near Alta Bonnynook Road.

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Photos from the scene show the truck cab shredded. Despite the impact, authorities said the driver was hurt but alive, suffering only minor injuries.

Both eastbound and westbound lanes of I-80 were temporarily closed to allow emergency crews access to the scene. The highway fully reopened shortly before 3 p.m., according to CBS News Sacramento.

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The CHP said the crash was caused by oil and fuel spilled from the dump truck, though the investigation remains ongoing.

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