Crime & Safety

Fatality in Hwy 280 Multi-Vehicle Crash

Crash occurs at about 12:10 p.m. when pickup truck strikes center divider a mile north of Foothill Expressway, according to the CHP.


Update: 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17:  The California Highway Patrol has cleared all lanes of Interstate Highway 280 in Santa Clara County following a fatal crash this afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The crash was first reported at about 12:10 p.m. when a white pickup truck struck the center divide on southbound Highway 280 about a mile north of an off-ramp to Foothill Expressway, CHP Officer James Evans said.

As many as two other vehicles were believed to have been involved, he said.

One person was killed in the crash, Evans said.

No other injuries were reported. One lane of Highway 280 was blocked for more than two hours during a CHP investigation, Evans said.

A Sig-alert was canceled at 2:32 p.m.


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—By Bay City News Service


One person has died this afternoon in a crash on Interstate Highway 280 in Santa Clara County near Los Altos Hills, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The crash was reported at about 12:10 p.m. when a white pickup truck struck the center divide on southbound Highway 280 about a mile north of an off-ramp to Foothill Expressway, CHP Officer James Evans said.

Preliminary information indicates that as many as two other vehicles were involved in the crash, and one person has been confirmed killed, Evans said.

An air ambulance and other emergency units were responding to the scene, Evans said. A Sig-alert was issued at 12:41 p.m.

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