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Watch out, drivers: Multi-car pileup stops traffic on Highway 101 through SLO

A crash involving six cars brought southbound traffic to a standstill on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 28, 2025. The cars collided on the Madonna Road off-ramp, CHP said.
A crash involving six cars brought southbound traffic to a standstill on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 28, 2025. The cars collided on the Madonna Road off-ramp, CHP said.

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A multi-car pileup on the Madonna Road off-ramp was slowing southbound traffic on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Friday afternoon.

According to a California Highway Patrol post on X, six vehicles appear to have been involved in the crash and were blocking the left lane of the off-ramp.

The crash was reported at 3:19 p.m., according to CHP’s traffic incident report page.

A crash involving six cars brought southbound traffic to a standstill on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 28, 2025. The cars collided on the Madonna Road off-ramp, CHP said.
A crash involving six cars brought southbound traffic to a standstill on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on Feb. 28, 2025. The cars collided on the Madonna Road off-ramp, CHP said. Caltrans

No injuries were reported.

According to the CHP page, two of the vehicles were not able to be moved, though crews were expecting to have the lanes cleared shortly.

According to the Caltrans Quickmap, southbound traffic was at a standstill from Madonna Road to Loomis Street as of 3:50 p.m.

Northbound traffic meanwhile was also slow from Madonna Road to the Los Osos Valley Road exit.

Multi-car crash slowing traffic on Highway 101 at Madonna Road

Multi-car crash slowing traffic on Highway 101 at Madonna Road

A multi-car crash is causing delays on Highway 101 at Madonna Road in San Luis Obispo.

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This story was originally published February 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM.

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Kaytlyn Leslie
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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.
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