This morning around 10:15 a.m, a truck carrying a load of "plastic chairs and oxygen tanks" hit a wall on the eastbound lanes of the San Mateo-Hayward bridge — causing it to explode mid-span. No other cars were damaged in the crash and Bay City News reports the driver was able to get away without a scratch, but the accident closed down the eastbound lanes of Highway 92. Rubbernecking on the westbound side also slowed down traffic. The fire was extinguished by 10:39 this morning, but CHP reports the cabin of the truck was completely destroyed. Yikes! Be careful with those oxygen and plastic chair shipments, delivery drivers. [KTVU] more ›

This morning at around 11:30 a.m., two people were seen standing on top of a single-engine A35 plane that crashed into SF Bay. The plane went down near (and, thankfully, not into) the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. As of now the extent of the victims' injuries are unknown, but seeing as how they managed to climb atop the wreckage, we're going to say that they're fine, or at least very, very tough. (Will update with... more ›