Helicopter Lands On Highway 395 After Pickup Truck and Semi Truck Collide in Adelanto
ADELANTO, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A helicopter landed on Highway 395 in Adelanto after a pickup truck and a semi truck collided Friday night, leaving the pickup driver seriously injured and requiring an airlift from the scene.
The collision occurred at about 10:51 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2026, on Highway 395 just north of El Mirage Road.
San Bernardino County Fire personnel responded to the scene and reported major damage, also advising that one occupant was trapped and required extrication.
The pickup truck, a white Dodge Ram 1500, sustained extensive front-end damage. The semi, a tractor-trailer combination transporting paint, was stopped along the right shoulder of the northbound lanes, while the pickup came to rest in the southbound lanes.
A third vehicle, also a pickup truck, sustained damage to the front passenger-side tire and bumper after possibly running over debris from the crash.
According to radio traffic, crews initially advised they could handle the incident with one ambulance and did not request additional ground resources. However, firefighters later requested a second ground ambulance.
Crews worked to free the trapped occupant and requested an airship to airlift the injured patient. A REACH medical helicopter landed directly on the highway and transported the pickup truck driver from the scene.
Officials reported the semi truck had a ruptured saddle tank, and some of the paint it was transporting spilled into the roadway, requiring extensive cleanup.
Traffic was impacted in both directions for several hours. Just before 2:30 p.m., authorities reopened the southbound lanes of Highway 395, while the northbound lanes remained closed.
No additional information was immediately available, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Adelanto Sheriff’s Station.
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