1 dead, 2 injured in wrong-way crash on Interstate 280 in Woodside, police say
WOODSIDE, Calif. - One person was killed and two were injured in a wrong-way crash Saturday on Interstate Highway 280 south of state Route 92 in Woodside, the California Highway Patrol said.
A white Ford sedan driving north in the southbound lanes collided with a southbound black BMW, the highway patrol said in a series of tweets.
The BMW's driver, described as a woman in her 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel, police said. A 14-year-old boy who was a passenger in her car was taken to a hospital with major injuries, the police said.
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The driver of the Ford was arrested and taken to a hospital with minor injuries, police said.
Three lanes of I-280 were closed and expected to remain that way until about 6 p.m., the highway patrol said. It advised motorists to take an alternate route.