Update: Woodside Rd. Opened After Major Traffic Accident

Updated 3:42 p.m. 

A driver who crashed down an embankment in Woodside this afternoon in an accident that shut down state Highway 84 has been hospitalized, a San Mateo County sheriff's spokeswoman said.

The crash was reported just before 10 a.m. on the highway near Grandview Drive, spokeswoman Rebecca Rosenblatt said.

The vehicle crashed 100 to 200 feet off the roadway, and emergency crews blocked traffic in both directions while the driver was extricated, Rosenblatt said.

The victim was taken to Stanford Hospital with major injuries.

No other vehicles appeared to have been involved in the crash.

A traffic accident has closed Woodside Road in both directions between Portola Road to Highway 35 (Skyline.)

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A vehicle has crashed down an embankment in Woodside, prompting the closure of state Highway 84 in both directions, a San Mateo County sheriff's spokeswoman said.

The crash was reported just before 10 a.m. on Highway 84 near Grandview Drive, spokeswoman Rebecca Rosenblatt said.

The vehicle crashed 100 to 200 feet off the roadway, and emergency crews have blocked traffic in both directions while the driver is extricated, Rosenblatt said.

Highway 84 is closed between Portola Road and state Highway 35.

Motorists are advised to use alternate routes.

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