SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. - 10:45 p.m. UPDATE - State Route 299 is now open with one way traffic control from Rock Creek to Buckhorn summit, said Caltrans.
State Route 299 is closed in both directions due to a two-vehicle head-on crash with a vehicle fire, according to Caltrans.
A big rig crashed head-on with another vehicle causing the big rig to catch fire and crash into the guard rail, according to CHP.
The highway is closed between Rock Creek in Old Shasta and Buckhorn Summit, says Caltrans.
Redding CHP has confirmed one fatality.
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