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Part of Interstate 5 near the split has been shut down following a traffic accident

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Part of the I-5 near the split has been shut down after reports say a vehicle hit a cow and then a pole, which then fell down onto traffic lanes.

The California Highway Patrol said that four people have sustained minor injuries.

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