A tragic accident occurred early Friday morning in Albany, involving a DoorDash driver and two additional vehicles—a big rig and a Toyota—at the I-80/I-580 split. The crash, which happened around 3:45 am, resulted in the Hyundai driver, identified as 40-year-old Daniel Alejandro Oliva Morales, losing his life. Witnesses reported that the Hyundai ended up overturned on Buchanan Street below the freeway, with DoorDash bags scattered around. Traffic was severely affected, leading to the blockage of eastbound lanes on I-80 and delays on I-580 for several hours.
The crash, which reportedly involved a big rig, a Toyota, and a Hyundai, occurred around 3:45 am at the 80/580 split in Albany, near Buchanan Street.
The driver of the Hyundai was killed in the crash, as Bay Area News Group reports. The deceased has already been identified as 40-year-old Daniel Alejandro Oliva Morales of Oakland.
Initial reports suggested that the big rig and the Hyundai collided. No further details about the circumstances of the crash were shared.
In the aftermath of the crash, all eastbound lanes of I-80 were blocked, and eastbound 580 was also impacted for several hours.
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