Two Injured In Crash On Niles Canyon Road Friday

SUNOL, CA —Two people were injured in a head-on collision on Niles Canyon Road in Fremont this morning, causing traffic disruptions for nearly 90 minutes, the California Highway Patrol said. The collision happened just east of Palomares Road on a bridge over the creek at 5:46 a.m., according to the CHP.

The driver of a gold Toyota Camry was driving eastbound on Niles Canyon Road when he fell asleep, crossed over the double yellow lines in the middle of the road, sideswiped a white Ford F-350 pickup truck and collided head on with a white Chevrolet Astro van, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Derek Reed.

The Camry driver, a 21-year-old Stockton man, and the Astro driver, a 54-year-old Concord man, were both taken to a local trauma center to be treated for their injuries but are expected to survive, Reed said. The 53-year-old Brentwood man who was driving the pickup truck wasn't injured, according to Reed.

It doesn't appear that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision, Reed said.

Initially, both lanes were blocked and no traffic could get through. Just after 7:30, one way traffic controls were instituted. Just before 8 a.m., Fremont Police sent a Nixle Alert advising that the road was open without restrictions.

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