Crime & Safety

Big Rig Jackknifes On Bay Bridge, Crash Blocks Eastbound Highway 80 Lanes

Lanes #1 through #4 were blocked for hours and the CHP estimated the lanes would reopen by 9:30 a.m.

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November 21, 2024

A big rig jackknifed on the lower deck of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early Thursday morning, snarling eastbound traffic out of the city for hours.

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The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened at about 5:10 a.m. and blocked four out of the five eastbound lanes of Interstate Highway 80 just east of the 1st Street onramp.

The tractor-trailer was the only vehicle involved in the crash. The driver had minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital for precautionary treatment, the CHP said.

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