Traffic & Transit

One Dead In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Highway 101 In Redwood City

The crash blocked four lanes on the highway near Woodside Road. All lanes were open by 6:45 a.m.

REDWOOD CITY, CA — One person died after a multi-vehicle accident on northbound Highway 101 in Redwood City near Woodside Road early Tuesday morning.

The incident occurred just before 4 a.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, a third vehicle slammed into a pickup truck facing the wrong way after the truck had collided with a minivan in an earlier crash. The head-on collision killed the driver of the truck, according to CHP.

The accident backed up traffic for several hours on the highway and closed all but one lane.

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CHP didn't elaborate on what caused the accidents. The lanes were reopened around 6:45 a.m.

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