Update: Injury collision that shut down westbound lanes of I-80 in San Pablo cleared
SAN PABLO -- A crash involving three vehicles including an SUV that rolled and reportedly caught on fire shut down westbound lanes of I-80 in San Pablo Monday afternoon for nearly an hour, according to authorities.
At around 3:22 p.m., CHP issued a severe traffic alert in response to the injury collision with an overturned vehicle on westbound I-80 east of San Pablo Dam Road in San Pablo. CHP initially reported that all lanes were blocked by the incident, but a short time later said just the right and center lanes are blocked.
The KCBS Traffic Twitter account reported that one of the vehicles involved, an SUV, was on fire. Multiple fire and CHP units responded to the incident.
Authorities confirmed that the scene had been cleared by around 4:18 p.m. CHP advised motorists to expect residual delays in the area.
