TO GO WITHIN PERMITTED EVENTS IN SOLANO COUNTY. THE CHP SAYS A NORMALLY BUSY STRETCH OF FREEWAY WAS BLOCKED BY DOWNED POWER LINES. THIS HAPPENED AROUND THREE THIS AFTERNOON ON I-680 NEAR CORDELIA ROAD. THE LINE CAME DOWN ON THE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND LANES. SEVERAL CARS RAN OVER THAT POWER LINE. SEVERAL CRASHED INTO OTHER CARS WHILE TRYING TO AVOID IT. OTHERS WERE HIT WHILE STOPPING ON THE FREEWAY. A REAL MESS HERE. NO MAJOR INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. VEHICLES HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY FROM THE SCENE, AND THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LINE GOING DOWN IS UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT THE CHP SAYS THERE W
Multiple vehicles damaged after power line goes down across I-680, CHP says
Updated: 5:09 PM PDT Oct 20, 2025
Multiple vehicles were damaged and needed to be towed after a power line went down across a Solano County interstate on Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP Solano said just before 3 p.m., a power line went down across all lanes of Interstate 680, south of Cordelia Road. Officials said several vehicles struck the line and several more collided with other vehicles that were stopping abruptly to try to avoid the line. Four vehicles required tow trucks, and seven vehicles in total were involved. No one was injured, CHP said. Officials said around 4:30 p.m. that one southbound lane of I-680 remained closed. Southbound traffic was affected for about 90 minutes, while northbound traffic was affected for about 20 minutes.See the latest traffic updates here.CHP said it’s unclear what caused the line to go down, but that there was PG&E work being done in the area at the time. KCRA 3 has reached out to PG&E for more information.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
FAIRFIELD, Calif. —
Multiple vehicles were damaged and needed to be towed after a power line went down across a Solano County interstate on Monday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP Solano said just before 3 p.m., a power line went down across all lanes of Interstate 680, south of Cordelia Road.
Officials said several vehicles struck the line and several more collided with other vehicles that were stopping abruptly to try to avoid the line. Four vehicles required tow trucks, and seven vehicles in total were involved.
No one was injured, CHP said.
Officials said around 4:30 p.m. that one southbound lane of I-680 remained closed. Southbound traffic was affected for about 90 minutes, while northbound traffic was affected for about 20 minutes.
See the latest traffic updates here.
CHP said it’s unclear what caused the line to go down, but that there was PG&E work being done in the area at the time.
KCRA 3 has reached out to PG&E for more information.
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