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Lanes cleared after residual back-up on Bay Bridge from accident

By O. Gloria Okorie
Published  February 19, 2023 5:54pm PST
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KTVU FOX 2

Residual back-up on Bay Bridge after accident

A car accident on the Bay Bridge Sunday is causing "residual back-up," officials said.

SAN FRANCISCO - A car accident on the Bay Bridge Sunday caused residual back-up for some hours, officials said.

Two cars collided Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m. Emergency units arrived for injuries shortly afterwards and blocked the left and center lanes on I-80, according to a video posted on Citizen.

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The injuries from the victims were minor, but their cars were disabled due to the crash, causing four lanes traveling westbound to be closed for nearly an hour. 

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All lanes have been cleared, and all bridges have been reopened.

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It is unknown what caused the collision at this time. 

O. Gloria Okorie is a digital reporter for KTVU. Email O. Gloria at o.gloria.okorie@fox.com or call her at 510-874-0175. Follow her on Twitter @ogloriaokorie.