Major delays after two South Bay accidents on I-880
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY - Lanes have reopened on Interstate Highway 880 in San Jose where two major accidents caused major delays Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The first collision occurred on southbound Highway 880 just north of Brokaw Road around 8:30 a.m., CHP officials said.
A witness reported the big-rig hit cars, spun out and struck other vehicles, according to the CHP.
The collision left the big-rig across all lanes of traffic, CHP officials said.
A Sig-alert was issued at 8:47 a.m. closing all southbound lanes until about 10:15 a.m., according to the CHP.
In the second accident, a motorcyclist was killed after a collision with three cars on I-880 in Milpitas.
At about 8:50 a.m., officers responded to a report of a collision between the motorcycle and cars on southbound Highway 880 just north of state Highway 237, CHP officials said.
A Sig-alert was issued at 9:34 a.m. closing two southbound lanes, according to the CHP. The accident caused a major back-up there for several hours.
The motorcyclist has not been identified.