CROCKETT — A person died early Thursday after a big rig and another car collided on an East Bay freeway, the California Highway Patrol said.
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Authorities did not identify immediately the person who died in the wreck, pending notification of relatives and the investigation.
According to the CHP, the crash happened about 3:50 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 80 just west of the Pomona Street exit.
The aftermath of the wreck left all lanes closed and caused the CHP to divert traffic on I-80 off at the Cummings Skyway. The CHP opened the far right lane about 5:10 a.m. but traffic continued to move at a crawl past 6:30 a.m.
The wreck happened in the direction opposite the commute, and the westbound direction was not affected, the CHP said. They issued a Sig Alert for severe traffic but did not have an estimate for when all the lanes would be open.
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