Vehicle accident on southbound I-280 with tow truck on scene, San Jose CA

Traffic

Reported: 10/29/2025 06:19 PM

I-280, San Jose, CA

There was a vehicle accident on southbound I-280 near Bird Ave in San Jose. A tow truck was on scene, and there was no major traffic blockage. Some patients decided to transport themselves. Emergency units responded and coordinated ambulance arrival.

Audio|Source: San Jose Fire

02:49

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 4, Delta Response[1] for a vehicle accident, southbound I-280 north of CA-87.

00:06

Station 4's area.

00:12

Enter 26-0 data unit that's attached is still tracking in the same location as prior. We gave them your code 3 request about 10 minutes ago.

00:26

Do 26,000 APs attached a couple more units in Air 3?

00:32

26, thank you.

00:38

Engine 30.

00:40

Engine 30.

00:42

When you get a chance, could you get an ETA for our ambulance?

00:46

Engine 30.

00:52

From 26, if you can pass along with PD that we still code 4 and they can reduce down a code 2, we're able to restrain the individual. 10-4,

01:03

PD's last update was their tracking on the increase.

01:10

Agent 34.

01:14

Engine 34.

01:16

Patients are going to self-transport, you can cancel county.

01:21

Engine 34.

01:23

Engine 30, 10 minutes for your ambulance.

01:30

Engine 30, copy, 10 minutes?

01:33

30 copies 10 minutes. 30 copies 10 minutes, thank you.

01:39

I don't think from engine 3. Northbound is clear, no accident found.

01:45

Engine 3104, it'll be engine 4's call for this incident.

01:49

I'll show you back in service.

01:53

Three copies.

01:55

Engine 3 in service.

02:01

2.3 and 4.

02:05

Go to engine three.

02:10

How far North Valley do you travel? Do you get anything southbound?

02:17

We traveled northbound to Byrd.

02:21

We have stop traffic coming southbound but we didn't see an accident.

02:34

Engine 4 from engine 3, we did see an accident on the shoulder with a tow truck on scene,

02:41

southbound before the Bird Ave exit, and I think county just overshot it. They were on the fast lane with the accidents in the slow lane on the shoulder.

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[1]

Delta Response: High-priority medical response

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