Albany Woman Dies After Friday-Morning Crash With Truck On Rain-Slick Freeway
DANVILLE (CBS SF) -- A 55-year-old woman died Friday after a collision on Interstate Highway 680 in Danville.
At 11:02 a.m., the California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a collision on southbound Highway 680, south of Sycamore Valley Road, according to CHP officials.
The collision happened when the driver of a Toyota sedan lost control of the vehicle, as she was driving in rainy weather.
The Toyota then spun across the highway's southbound lanes, crossing in front of a Ford truck, which was pulling a small trailer.
The front of the Ford collided with the side of the Toyota. Afterward, both vehicles then struck a retaining wall, CHP officials said.
The driver of the Toyota, an Albany resident, was taken to John Muir Medical Center, where she died a hours later, according to CHP officials.
The driver of the Ford, a 38-year-old Concord man, was uninjured.
Both drivers were wearing their seat belts at the time of the collision, CHP officials said.
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