Multiple Vehicle Injury Crash on Northbound Hwy 101 in San Jose Snarls Traffic
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- CHP in the South Bay on Thursday said an injury accident involving multiple vehicles, including what appeared to be a box truck that rolled, shut down northbound lanes of Highway 101 in San Jose for over two hours.
The 511.org Twitter account posted about the incident shortly after 11:30 a.m. Thursday, saying the accident happened north of Guadalupe Parkway in San Jose.
CHP issued a severe traffic alert at that time, noting that multiple lanes were closed.
Traffic Collision With Injuries and Overturned vehicle on Northbound US-101 North of Guadalupe Pky in San Jose. Right and Center Lanes Blocked. https://t.co/ITRwoLsl4h
— 511 SF Bay (@511SFBay) November 18, 2021
As of 12:19 p.m., the left and center lanes remained blocked. About a half an hour later, the San Jose CHP office tweeted that there was still not estimated time to reopen lanes.
Traffic collision on US-101 northbound, north of SR-87. Multiple lanes closed, no current estimated time for opening. Expect delays pic.twitter.com/uiuR0kcZr0
— CHP San Jose (@CHPSanJose) November 18, 2021
All lanes of the freeway were reopened by about 1:40 p.m., CHP said.
UPDATE: Residual Delays on Northbound US-101 North of Guadalupe Pky in San Jose. All Lanes Open.
— 511 SF Bay (@511SFBay) November 18, 2021