Traffic & Transit
2 Killed, 2 Injured In Wrong-Way Crash On Concord Freeway
Two people were killed, and two injured in an overnight collision, which closed northbound Interstate 680 for hours.
CONCORD, CA — A wrong-way driver collided with an oncoming vehicle on Interstate 680 early Monday, leaving two people dead and two others injured, according to reports and the California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened just before 2 a.m. in the northbound lanes south of Willow Pass Road, according to the CHP.
Emergency crews took two injured people to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, according to reports.
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Authorities closed all northbound lanes for several hours and diverted traffic onto Highway 242. All lanes reopened by 6:19 a.m., CHP said.
Further details were not immediately available.
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