(UPDATE: BRIDGE OPEN) Head-On Collision on the Samoa Bridge; Both Lanes of the Bridge Closed

Photo: John Ferrara.

UPDATE, 10:31 a.m.: The bridge has been reopened.

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UPDATE, 9:35 a.m.: One first responder on scene estimates that the bridge will be closed “for an hour or more.”

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UPDATE, 9:23 a.m.: No extrication was required, it turned out, though one person has suffered major injuries, and another person has suffered moderate injuries. The bridge is still closed.

First responders note “an oily sheen” on the water beneath the bridge due to fluids spilled in the crash. Environmental health is still on their way, and the Coast Guard is also responding.

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Scanner traffic indicates, and CHP dispatch — below — confirms that there has been a head-on collision on the Samoa Bridge. The bridge is currently closed.

Emergency personnel, including law enforcement and medical services, are responding to the scene. One patient needs to be extricated from their vehicle. The environmental health department is also en route.

Follow updates from CHP dispatch below.


9:12 a.m.
[1] 2 VEH T/C ON 2ND SPAN // BLK VEH AND UNK 2ND VEH // ONE PTY W/HEAD INJ
9:13 a.m.
[6] [Appended, 09:15:57] [1] GRN/BLU VH PASSED TRUCK AND TC INTO GR
9:16 a.m.
[10] PER ADDIT RP BLU/GRN VEH TC INTO GR AND TC INTO UNK VEH
9:17 a.m.
[14] 1039 S4
9:23 a.m.
[17] 16-S1 255/EUREKA CITY LIMITS IS CLOSED
9:27 a.m.
[18] 16-S1 REQ 2 1185
9:29 a.m.
[19] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 PACIFIC TOWING 707-443-8482
9:32 a.m.
[21] 1039 CT
9:32 a.m.
[20] FIRE REQ CT FOR HARD CLOSURE OF BOTH DIRECTIONS OF SAMOA BRIDGE
9:35 a.m.
[25] 1022 LN 24
9:50 a.m.
[30] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOW FOR 2ND 1185 707-442-4537
9:50 a.m.
[29] PER CT ETA 20MIN POSS MORE
9:54 a.m.
[35] PER S1 1022 CALTRANS // 1039 CT TO 1022
10:31 a.m.
[39] 16-S1 OPENING BRIDGE //NO LONGER CLOSED
10:58 a.m.
[40] 7NCP553 GRY SUBA FORESTER 22651G TO HUMBOLDT TOW
11:55 a.m.
[48] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP

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