Two vehicle crash blocks lanes on southbound I-280, San Jose CA

Traffic

Reported: 10/26/2025 01:49 PM

I-280, San Jose, CA

A crash involving two vehicles occurred on southbound I-280 near Bascom Avenue. One vehicle went into the median and the other rotated. Emergency services arrived with two patients reported. Both vehicles remained upright and no one was trapped.

Audio|Source: San Jose Fire

02:24

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 10, truck 14, engine 14, Battalion Penn, rescue response.

00:05

The command channel is Command 21, southbound 280 near Bascom Avenue.

00:10

Station Penn's area.

00:12

The command channel is Command 21.

00:14

The time 10, 1121.

00:21

The time 10.

00:26

Engine down on 21.

00:32

Inchon 10.

00:36

Inter 14 are out.

00:40

Enton 14.

00:43

Strike 14 are out. Track 14 are out.

00:47

Strike 14. Great battalion 10, command 21.

00:52

The time 10.

00:55

Battalion had multiple callers reporting a two-vehicle accident, one vehicle into the median,

01:01

and one vehicle rolled over. We do have two patients.

01:04

We started you a second ambulance code 3,

01:07

and CHP's websites reporting CHP on scene.

01:13

At 21, Mention 10.

01:17

Engine 10?

01:20

Engine 10 is on scene. We have two vehicles both upright on all four wheels. We have one, two, three lanes blocked.

01:28

We'll be investigating for injuries. We'll shut this up as past my scene.

01:36

Engine 10, I copy your on scene with two vehicles both are upright. Three lanes are blocked.

01:40

You'll be investigating injuries and you'll be our vast in my seat.

01:48

Battalion 10's on scene staging.

01:51

Battalion 10th station.

01:57

21 from AC.

02:00

IC, go ahead.

02:04

This is a negative rescue. We have no entrapment. We have a total two patients.

02:08

Tension 10 can handle.

02:10

Let's keep both ambulances in route, please.

02:17

I see, I copy. This is a negative rescue, no entrapment.

02:20

Two patients you're recommending for engine 10 to handle Break Battalion.

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