According to the Oakland Police Department, corroborated by a bystander video viewed by The Oaklandside, Ortega was riding fast on an electric bicycle southbound, downhill, on Miller Avenue when he collided with a driver inside a Ford SUV traveling eastbound on East 16th Street. The video shows Ortega moving into the middle lane on Miller, either to make a left turn or to avoid the SUV.
A vehicle struck a construction worker on an overnight shift on Highway 101 in Novato, according to the California Highway Patrol. RELATED: Caltrans engineer dies after being struck by asphalt truck in Contra Costa County The incident happened at about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday in the northbound lanes near the San Antonio Road overcrossing, where a van crashed into a construction truck and the worker, CHP Officer Alex Ochoa said. The worker suffered major injuries. The Ford van sustained major damage, the CHP reported.
The crash was reported at 12:19 a.m. Saturday near Ocala Avenue and Ridgemont Drive, between East Capitol Expressway and South White Road, according to the San Jose Police Department. An initial investigation determined that a woman driving a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica was turning left from Ridgemont onto westbound Ocala, putting her in the path of a man headed east on a 2024 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle. The rider crashed into the minivan; he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
One person died and another was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a two-car crash on a Bay Area freeway early Sunday, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash about 4:45 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 580 happened just west of the Grant Line Road exit and killed a 66-year-old Tracy man. Authorities did not identify him immediately, pending notification of relatives.
There has been a collision on the M50 northbound at Junction 5 Finglas, blocking the right and middle lanes, and the hard shoulder, with commuters being advised of heavy delays on approach. Recovery services are arriving at the scene of the collision, and the right lane of the M50 southbound opposite the incident is also blocked.
A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer suffered major injuries Monday afternoon when he was struck by a motorist on Interstate 280 near Los Altos Hills, according to the CHP. The crash happened around 1:40 p.m. in southbound lanes of I-280 south of Page Mill Road, the CHP said in a news release. At the time, the officer was conducting a traffic break to remove an electric leaf blower that had fallen between the two left lanes.
PA Media A bus driver has been taken to hospital after a collision in central London in which several passengers and pedestrians are understood to have been injured. The Met Police, the London Ambulance Service (LAS) and London's Air Ambulance were called to Victoria Street in Westminster at about 08:20 BST, the force said. There are no reported fatalities, the Met added.
HAYWARD, Calif. (KGO) -- At least three people were injured after an Oakland police chase ended in a crash in Hayward. It happened near Hesperian and La Playa Drive. SKY7 was over the scene, and emergency crews investigated the incident and worked to clear the scene. One car could be seen wrapped around a light pole, while another was further down the road with front-end damage.
The fatal road traffic collision occurred on the L1029 road at Deerpark, Lixnaw on Saturday, August 2. The driver, an adult male aged in his late teens, and sole occupant of the car was airlifted to Cork University Hospital.