Crash involving inmate bus cleared from SB I-880 in San Jose

Bay City News
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Crash involving bus of inmates blocks lanes of SB I-880 in San Jose
A crash involving a bus full of Santa Clara County jail inmates has shut down multiple lanes of southbound Interstate Highway 880 in San Jose on Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- All lanes are open on southbound Interstate Highway 880 in San Jose Thursday morning following a collision involving several vehicles, including a bus full of Santa Clara County jail inmates, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at 7:34 a.m. on southbound Highway 880 just north of U.S. Highway 101.

The crash, which blocked the three left southbound lanes until about 9 a.m., involved at least four vehicles, including a Toyota Prius that caught fire and the inmate bus.

At least some of the inmates suffered minor injuries but additional details were not immediately available from the CHP.