A cable apparently broke loose from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and struck a vehicle Tuesday afternoon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The incident was reported at 5:47 p.m. on the westbound deck, just east of the new S-curve, CHP Officer Peter Van Eckhardt said.

Van Eckhardt said it appears one vehicle was hit by the cable. He said initial reports indicated one person was “shaken up” but was not seriously injured and did not require hospitalization.

He said traffic is backed up to the toll plaza.

Three westbound lanes are closed and the CHP is recommending that motorists heading to San Francisco avoid the Bay Bridge.

(Source: CBS5 / YWN BBRY GROUP 2)