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FIRE POLICE NEWS COVERAGE MAJOR INCIDENT

VEHPED-VEHICLE VS PED OR BIKE

Location: HEARST AVE / GRANT ST, BERKELEY

News coverage

Reporting related to this incident

NEWS

Older pedestrian seriously injured in Berkeley crash

The Berkeley Scanner
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Incident details

Location
HEARST AVE / GRANT ST, BERKELEY
Time (Created)
Apr 29, 2026, 10:04 AM
Incident Numbers
  • # 2026-00019072(BPD)
  • # 2026-00006000(BFD)
Priority
Level 1F
Progress
Cleared
Disposition
COLLISION REPORT
Source
911 Call
Dispatch
Apr 29, 2026, 10:04 AM
Arrived
Apr 29, 2026, 10:08 AM
Cleared
Apr 29, 2026, 6:12 PM
Last Update
Apr 29, 2026, 6:12 PM
First Arriving Unit
Dispatch Time
54s
Turnout Time
43s
Travel Time
2m 30s
Total Response Time
4m 7s
Cancelled Enroute
Response District
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  1. News coverage added

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  2. BPD collision details linked

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Reported collision outcome

Collision time
Apr 29, 2026, 10:04 AM
Recorded location
Grant Street & Hearst Avenue
Injury severity
Serious Injury
Involved objects
1 Truck, 1 Pedestrian
Primary collision factor
VC 21950(a): Failure to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk
Factor category
Pedestrians
Party-at-fault category
Driver
Collision category
Pedestrian
Suspected injuries
1 serious

Fire unit activity

Apr 29, 10:04:07 AM
Assigned
Apr 29, 10:04:07 AM
Assigned
Apr 29, 10:04:07 AM
Assigned
Apr 29, 10:04:07 AM
Cancelled enroute
Apr 29, 10:04:07 AM
Cancelled enroute
Internal ID: 2c0b0fc0-23eb-4e82-aa1c-c1f388c67d1f