Traffic & Transit

Deadly Crash On I-580

The westbound lanes were closed for about 2 hours Tuesday morning.

The person who died was a pedestrian.
The person who died was a pedestrian. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

RICHMOND, CA — The California Highway Patrol reports that all westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 580 in Richmond have been reopened to traffic after a fatal collision early Tuesday morning.

The CHP earlier confirmed that at least one person, a pedestrian, was fatally struck near the Richmond Parkway off-ramp.

The CHP arrived on the scene at 3:26 a.m. and issued a notice after around 20 minutes that the westbound lanes of I-580 were closed to traffic. The lanes reopened by about 5:40 a.m.

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