An initial crash was reported in the northbound lanes of Highway 880 near Alvarado-Niles Road at 4:19 a.m. and about an hour later, another crash was reported in the southbound lanes in the same area, CHP officials said.
Multiple vehicles were involved in the crashes on each side of the highway, including a big-rig in the crash on the southbound side, CHP Officer Kevin Bartlett said. Bartlett said at least one person suffered major injuries in the crashes.
All southbound lanes of Highway 880 reopened as of shortly before 8 a.m., and northbound lanes fully reopened 9 a.m., according to the CHP.
No other details about the crashes were immediately available.
UPDATE: Tow truck at big rig accident on I-880 Union City; 1 hour delay in both directions https://t.co/DeR4uGmd2w pic.twitter.com/Ir7E3gwxSs
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) April 20, 2016
880 NASTY Nimitz this morning #UnionCity ACC both directions NB big rig into wall. SB 5 cars ETO 9:30-10am pic.twitter.com/L8ccijIjUJ
— SueHallTraffic (@SueHallTraffic) April 20, 2016
TRAFFIC: Sky7 HD over massive backup on NB and SB I-880 in Union City after big rig crash. https://t.co/DeR4uGmd2whttps://t.co/hNPOge7NLS
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) April 20, 2016
Both directions of 880 Jammed. Looks like a 2nd issue SB. @Sky7HD is on the way @abc7newsBayArea pic.twitter.com/8jTS8Nvx2E
— SueHallTraffic (@SueHallTraffic) April 20, 2016