Person dies after pickup truck slams into back of big rig shutting down part of I-80 in Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- Three lanes of westbound Interstate Highway 80 in Berkeley were closed Friday afternoon after a pair of collisions, one of them fatal, the California Highway Patrol said.

The fatal crash, involving a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck, occurred about 3:30 p.m. just west of University Avenue, the CHP said.

The second collision was closer to Ashby Avenue and was not related, Officer Cindy Ramirez said.