Crash closes lane on Capital City Fwy near Point West in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, CA -- A vehicle accident Monday afternoon blocked the left lane on Capital City Freeway eastbound near the Point West neighborhood in Sacramento, according to TTWN Sacramento.

Accident, left lane blocked in #Sacramento on Cap Cty Fwy EB before CA-160, stopped traffic back to H St (EB) #traffic https://t.co/c3uk72lAkZ

— TTWN Sacramento (@TotalTrafficSMF) July 19, 2021

The collision occurred in the eastbound lanes of Capital City Freeway before the California Route 160 merge and was first reported by TTWN at 2:10 p.m.

The accident created a three-mile traffic backup extending down to H Street.

By 2:40 p.m., half an hour after the original report, the backup extended well past the Alhambra Triangle area, suggesting a significant accident and required response time.

Accident, left lane blocked in #Sacramento on Cap Cty Fwy EB before CA-160, stopped traffic back to Cap Cty / CA-99 / US-50 #traffic https://t.co/c3uk72lAkZ

— TTWN Sacramento (@TotalTrafficSMF) July 19, 2021

No further information about the incident has yet been reported.

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