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All Lanes Open on Interstate 680 After Fatal Crash

The single-vehicle accident resulted in one fatality, as an occupant was ejected from the vehicle.

A crash in Pleasanton killed one person neperson Sunday morning and left some lanes of Interstate 680 closed for nearly three hours, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at about 7:45 a.m. on northbound Interstate 680 near the Sunol Boulevard off-ramp, CHP Officer James Evans said.

A single vehicle veered off the roadway and crashed into a ditch, Evans said. One of the occupants of the vehicle was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.

No other vehicles were believed to have been involved, Evans said. One lane was blocked for nearly three hours while the scene was cleared. The crash remains under investigation by the CHP.

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