An accident involving six cars and a big rig ended in at least one fatality and closed Highway 25 in both directions Monday afternoon, according to initial reports from California Highway Patrol.
Southbound Highway 25 will be closed until early morning, according to a report from the Hollister Police Department. At 5:27 p.m., the CHP reported a white sedan had been under a big rig near Shore Road.
As of 6:50 p.m., northbound Highway 25 was closed until the fire cleared, according to the same report. Southbound Highway 25 was set to be closed from Bloomfield Road to Shore Road for at least two hours, or until about 9 p.m., according to CHP reports.
Cars driving on southbound Highway 25 turned onto Bolsa Road on Monday evening to avoid almost standstill traffic. Others turned onto a dirt and gravel side frontage road slightly further south.
The big rig was carrying about 2,000 pounds of produce and the vehicle’s driver was OK, according to initial reports from CHP.
