Crime & Safety
Fatality Reported In Crash On Highway 4 In Pittsburg
The collision resulted in the closure of all eastbound lanes near Bailey Road.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A fatality was reported in a crash Friday night on state Highway 4 in Pittsburg.
The collision happened at 8:16 p.m. on eastbound SR-4 just west of Bailey Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A sig alert was issued at 8:51 p.m. for eastbound Highway 4 at Bailey Road, where all lanes were closed. At 9:30 p.m., authorities called for a "hard closure" of eastbound Highway 4 from San Marcos Boulevard to the freeway ramp at Bailey Road, with the estimated time for reopening the roadway not known.
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A brown Volkswagen bus was possibly involved in the crash. The other vehicle or vehicles were not described.
Further information about what caused the fatal crash was not immediately available.
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At 10:40 p.m., the roadway remained closed and the sig alert was still in effect.
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