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An injury crash blocked multiple lanes on the lower deck of the Bay Bridge for about 40 minutes this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at about 9:20 a.m. and involved four cars in the eastbound lanes of the bridge near Treasure Island, CHP Officer Kevin Bartlett said.

At least one person suffered minor injuries in the crash, which initially blocked the four left eastbound lanes, Bartlett said.

Two of the lanes opened by about 9:50 a.m. and the roadway fully reopened about 10 minutes later, according to the CHP.

At least nine people were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit train’s emergency brakes malfunctioned, stranding hundreds of passengers in a tunnel, officials said.

Oakland Fire Battalion Chief Melinda Drayton said the nine were among 11 passengers who were treated for medical issues. The extent of their injuries was not clear, but Drayton said many of the passengers complained of respiratory problems caused by brake dust.

One passenger was found in a semiconscious state and another suffered an asthma attack.

A motorcyclist who was struck and killed by a car in San Francisco's Lower Haight neighborhood was identified Tuesday as Bill Beckwith, a contractor and carpenter who co-hosted the HGTV show Curb Appeal. Beckwith, 38, was hit by a car near the corner of Oak and Steiner streets about 8:30 p.m. Monday, police said. He died at San Francisco General Hospital. The driver of the car, a 30-year-old man, stopped after the crash and cooperated with investigators. His name wasn't released.