Foodbank refrigerated truck flips over while transporting food and water to Lompoc

LOMPOC, Calif. - The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County reported that one of their 2008 International refrigerated trucks flipped over while transporting food from Santa Maria to the Lompoc branch of the United Boys & Girls Club.

The food it was carrying was intended for the SAFE Food distribution which took place at the club on Monday.

The Foodbank said that the refrigerated truck was traveling south from the Santa Maria warehouse when it made a left-hand turn at an intersection near the Vandenberg Air Force Base. During the turn, the truck toppled over onto its right side.

Fortunately, the Foodbank said no one was injured and traffic was able to continue flowing despite the crash.

They said the driver and passenger in the truck were both National Guard troops deployed to help with the Foodbank.

The cause of the crash is still unclear as trip logs from the Foodbank indicate the truck never exceeded the speed limit for that area and was even carrying an under-capacity weight load.

The Foodbank specified the truck's load consisted of 4,600 pounds of mixed produce, rice, beans, cheese, milk, cereal and water worth $6,500.

"The Foodbank is grateful that no injuries were sustained, and for the help of our dedicated National Guard volunteers who have been invaluable in our ability to serve more than double our normal numbers of community members with more than twice as much food as normal for this time of year," the Foodbank said in a release. "This unprecedented expansion of Foodbank operations has resulted in a parallel load on our staff, volunteers and truck fleet."