One person is dead and another suffered major injuries after a two-vehicle crash tore through a busy San Jose intersection Sunday evening, triggering road closures that stretched into the night. Officers responded to the scene at Tully Road and Glen Angus Way around 5:44 p.m., finding a collision severe enough to claim a life on the spot.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other was rushed to a local hospital with major injuries, according to NBC Bay Area. The outlet reported that the crash forced significant disruptions to traffic in the area, with southbound South White Road closed between Cunningham Avenue and Tully Road. Northbound lanes were expected to reopen shortly after the initial closure, the station said.
Tully Road itself fared worse, with both directions shut down between South White Road and East Capitol Expressway until further notice, per the same report. That stretch of roadway cuts through a dense residential and commercial corridor on San Jose's east side, meaning the closure likely rippled through evening commute traffic well beyond the crash site itself.
A Road With a Troubled History
Sunday's crash adds to a string of serious collisions along Tully Road in recent years. In July 2024, a woman riding a bicycle was struck and killed near Tully Road and La Ragione Avenue, east of Senter Road, in a collision reported at 6:26 p.m., according to The Mercury News. A preliminary investigation found that the driver of a 2018 Ford Transit van swerved to avoid hitting one bicyclist and instead struck the woman, who later died at the hospital; authorities said both cyclists had been crossing Tully Road outside of a crosswalk. That collision was tallied as San Jose's 25th roadway death of 2024, based on data compiled by the newspaper.
Two years earlier, in September 2022, a two-vehicle collision at Tully Road and Senter Road sent three people to local hospitals, with one driver suffering life-threatening injuries, CBS News reported at the time. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office said that crash began when a suspect fled a trespassing call at the county fairgrounds and then collided with another vehicle at the intersection.
Investigation Ongoing
No additional details about the people involved in Sunday's crash, the cause of the collision, or any potential citations have been released. Drivers in the area should expect continued delays as crews work to clear the scene and reopen the closed stretches of Tully Road and South White Road.
