Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash at Ygnacio Valley Road and Oakland Boulevard Thursday afternoon, with emergency workers evaluating riders aboard a County Connection bus tangled in the wreckage.
At least four cars and the bus were believed involved, the crash and possibly other resultant crashes effectively closing the freeway offramp.
“(It was the) Most terrifying sound I’ve heard in my life,” one reader wrote. “I saw a car appear to fly through the air from my apartment window facing Oakland. One car is almost entirely smashed except driver seat.”
Five people were transported to the hospital one in critical condition, one moderate and three minor injuries. Firefighters assessed ten people on the bus.
Initial indications were that the crashes occurred after one vehicle exited the freeway at speeds judged too fast for conditions.
The crash was first reported at approximately 3:58 p.m.
Horrific crash. Drove past and it was terrible to see. Prayers for those involved.
That jeep. O my god.
I didnt know cars could do that. There were 2 behind the city bus, both heavily damaged. I think the jeep hit one or both of them and went airborne up and over the city bus, rolling multiple times before coming to rest in the intersection. Praying for everyone but those in the jeep especially. People need to slow down.
Something you only see in the movies.
Omg, I hope those involved will be ok.
Your facebook is on fire with this dude……
Caught in this traffic on my way to Oakland. Came back in an hour it was clear — they were towing the Jeep away with pjolice cars around
Got your Flash and worked our way around it. So crazy. Thanks for the info!!
Glad it helped!
Downtown was a mess. Came here to find out what was going on and now I know why. So sorry for those hurt in this.
Yes, we’ve sort of become a Compendium of Chaos…
Looks like your warning didn’t work.
Sadly, no. We tried!
Wow… that jeep ended up in the intersection on Ygnacio, while its front end was stuck into the back side top of a black Taurus which was behind the bus, still on the off ramp. That jeep must have been flying, literally and figuratively.
Other cars looked like they’d been run through a compactor.
lawlessness, all preventable
Right. Driving too fast = anarchy.
One of those injured, not in the jeep, is not expected to survive. So tragic