Fatal crash in Placer County shuts down eastbound lanes of Interstate 80, CHP says
The California Highway Patrol on Wednesday evening closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Placer County as officers investigated a fatal crash.
The I-80 eastbound lanes were closed to passenger cars due to a major injury accident on I-80 westbound near the community of Cisco Grove, CHP Gold Run announced shortly after 5 p.m. on social media.
Commercial vehicles were also stopped at the Nevada Stateline. Westbound I-80 reopened to traffic around 6 p.m.
The CHP’s online dispatch data indicated that the fatal crash, which was first reported about 4:10 p.m., involved a vehicle and a snow plow, but that information had not been confirmed. It was unclear how many people were injured in the crash.
There was no further information available Wednesday night.
