OXNARD : 4-Car Freeway Pileup Sends 2 to Hospital
A four-car pileup on the Ventura Freeway at the Santa Clara River bridge closed all southbound lanes for more than an hour Friday afternoon, snarling traffic for miles, the California Highway Patrol said.
The 2:30 p.m. accident sent two people to the hospital, the CHP said. All southbound lanes of the highway were closed until 3:45 p.m., authorities said.
Within minutes after the crash, traffic came to a halt, with the backup extending to the Telephone Road exit. There was no information available on the accident’s cause late Friday, police said.
Eugene Goe, 66, was listed in fair condition Friday at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard. His wife, Agnes Goe, 67, was in serious condition in the hospital’s intensive care unit, a nursing supervisor said.
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