Crash Victim Airlifted to Hospital

All lanes of Interstate Highway 80 in Richmond were closed for a time Tuesday night following a collision in which at least one injured person was airlifted to a hospital, the California Highway Patrol said.

The crash was reported at about 9:20 p.m. on westbound I-80 at the Solano Avenue overpass, the CHP said.

A Sigalert was initially issued at 9:37 p.m. and both directions of I-80 were completely closed down while emergency crews responded to the scene.

The eastbound lanes reopened at about 10 p.m., the CHP said.

Two left lanes of westbound I-80 reopened at about 10:25 p.m., according to the CHP.

The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

--By Bay City News