Updated Nov. 8, 7:59 a.m.–
A collision involving at least four cars at the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane blocked several lanes of traffic Thursday night, as about a dozen officers responded to the scene.
“Citrus Heights has a road closure due to a collision,” Senior Dispatcher Tina Mack with the Citrus Heights Police Department said in an email alert to media around 8:30 p.m. Thursday. “All southbound Sunrise Boulevard lanes are closed at Greenback Lane. Traffic is diverted to eastbound and westbound Greenback Lane.”
By 10 p.m. all lanes had been re-opened.
Police did not return a phone call requesting comment Friday morning. Reports of injuries and the cause of collision are unknown at this time.
*Editor’s note: Latest updates on this collision were posted in this follow-up story: “CRIME UPDATE: red-light runner fled scene of 4-car crash at Sunrise/Greenback”