UPDATE: I-880 Cleared After 10-Car Crash, Vehicle Fire

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – UPDATED: THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 7:25 a.m.

Both crashes causing major blockages on Interstate Highway 880 this morning have cleared, California Highway Patrol officers said.

A crash on Highway 880 in Milpitas is cleared. The 10-car crash and car fire was reported at 5:26 a.m. on northbound Highway 880 at state Highway 237.

CHP officers reported at 5:29 a.m. that a car was fully engulfed in fire.

A Sig-alert was issued at 5:40 a.m. when all lanes were blocked. At 6:19 a.m., the first two lanes were reopened to traffic.

The crash was fully cleared at 6:47 a.m.

The other crash was reported at about 4:45 a.m. on southbound Highway 880 just north of the West A Street off-ramp between San Lorenzo and Hayward.

The crash involved a silver 1998 Honda Civic and a black Chevrolet Blazer, officers said.

CHP issued a Sig-alert at 5:56 a.m. when the first three lanes were blocked off.

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ORIGINAL POST: THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 6:29 a.m.

Traffic collisions on Interstate Highway 880 have caused significant blockages in Alameda and Santa Clara counties this morning, California Highway Patrol officers said.

At 5:26 a.m., a crash and car fire involving 10 vehicles was reported on northbound Highway 880 at state Highway 237 in Milpitas.

CHP officers reported at 5:29 a.m. that a car was fully engulfed in fire.

A Sig-alert was issued at 5:40 a.m. when all lanes were blocked. At 6:19 a.m., the first two lanes were reopened to traffic.

A crash was reported at about 4:45 a.m. on southbound Highway 880 just north of the West A Street off-ramp between San Lorenzo and Hayward.

The crash involved a silver 1998 Honda Civic and a black Chevrolet Blazer, officers said. CHP issued a Sig-alert at 5:25 a.m. when the first three lanes were blocked off.

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