A person standing beside a car that had stopped in the course of Interstate 880 died early Monday morning after being hit by a passing car, in line with the California Freeway Patrol.
The person was killed round 3 a.m. on I-880 simply south of 66th Avenue in Oakland throughout a chain-reaction crash that concerned no less than six automobiles, mentioned Ofc. David Arias, a California Freeway Patrol spokesman. His identify has not been launched, pending affirmation and notification of subsequent of kin.
The person was standing outdoors of a Honda Civic that had stopped in one of many freeway’s southbound lanes when a Toyota Rav4 barreled into the automotive, Arias mentioned. The person had been driving the Civic, but it surely was unclear why the automotive got here to a cease within the roadway.
Moments later, one other passing car slammed into the person, Arias mentioned. That car then sped away with out stopping; authorities didn't provide an outline of the automotive, however requested anybody who witnessed the collision to come back ahead.
The mayhem led to a few different collisions.
A Nissan SUV rolled over whereas swerving to keep away from hitting the Civic, Arias mentioned. A Toyota Camry then rear-ended the Civic because it got here to a cease within the shoulder of the freeway. A Toyota Corolla additionally hit the person who had been standing within the freeway, although its driver pulled over and cooperated with authorities, Arias mentioned.
A passenger within the Civic was hospitalized with critical accidents. Nobody else suffered critical accidents within the subsequent crashes.
Anybody with details about the collisions can name the California Freeway Patrol at 510-457-2875.