I-8 CLOSED AT WILLOW ROAD; SIG ALERT ISSUED AFTER 6-CAR CRASH NEAR JAPATUL VALLEY

February 7, 2010 (10:10 p.m.) - A six-car crash including a head-on collision is blocking lanes on both east and westbound I-8 at Japatul Valley Road. CHP has issued a SIG ALERT and is turning around vehicles on eastbound 8 at Willows Road.

Reports from CHP indicate several people may be trapped in vehicles and there are serious injuries. A helicopter and ambulances have been dispatched to transport victims once extricated.

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