Traffic collision blocks lanes on I-880 near 5th Street, Oakland CA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a traffic accident occurred on Interstate 880 in Oakland, north of 5th Street, involving a red passenger vehicle and a big rig. The collision blocked the middle lanes, and one driver was seen exchanging information at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: California Highway Patrol - Oakland
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
00:00
96 units, can I get a unit for an accident southbound 880 north of 5th? It's a gray Mercury versus a big rig blocking the middle lanes.
00:14
Very good.
00:17
Eight three, it's a vehicle versus a big rig.
00:20
They are blocking the middle lanes.
00:23
It's a red vehicle and a big rig.
00:26
It looks like one party is out of the vehicle trying to exchange information.
00:30
Stopping 880 north of 5th.
00:35
Eight three from the toll plaza.
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I-880, Oakland, CA
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