Crime & Safety

Deadly Accident on 280 in Los Altos Hills

All southbound lanes for closed for a time

A wrong-way driver caused a deadly accident on southbound 280 in Los Altos Hills early this morning, causing the closure of the road for a time. All lanes are now reopened.

The victim has not been identified. It was not disclosed if there were other injuries.

The wrong-way driver was first reported at 12:52 a.m. near the Page Mill Road off ramp, CHP officials said.

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All lanes were closed at 1:30 a.m. in order to clean up debris from the collision. Traffic was diverted at Alpine Road.

Parts of the roadway were reopened at 2:08 a.m., while some lanes remained closed for clean up. All lanes were reopened at 4:02 a.m., according to the CHP.

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--Bay City News contributed to this report

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