4 killed, 6 injured in ‘complex collision’ of 5 vehicles on I-80

Four people were killed and six others were hospitalized Saturday night after a highway crash in San Pablo involving five vehicles, one of which fled the scene, officials said.

“It’s a very complex collision,” said Officer Matthew Hamer, a California Highway Patrol spokesman. “It’s being investigated as a fivevehicle hit-and-run collision.”

All westbound lanes of Interstate 80 at San Pablo Dam Road were closed after the collision, reported to police about 8:15 p.m. One eastbound lane was closed because of debris.

First responders arriving at the crash found an overturned white sedan. The driver of the car was injured and transported to a nearby hospital, but four other passengers inside were pronounced dead at the scene, Hamer said.

Among the six who were hospitalized for injuries was a juvenile, Hamer said. The severity of their injuries was not immediately available.

Three other cars — two sport utility vehicles and another sedan — remained at the scene with varying levels of damage, Hamer said. Investigators determined that a fifth vehicle was involved and had left the area, based on witness statements and evidence on the highway, Hamer said.

CHP officers were diverting traffic through the area to El Portal Drive. Officials did not know when lanes would reopen.