A shooting on Interstate Highway 880 in Oakland on Thursday afternoon injured a driver and led to the closure of all southbound lanes, authorities said.

The California Highway Patrol said officers were dispatched at about 2:45 p.m. to investigate a shooting on southbound Highway 880 just south of 66th Avenue and across from the Oakland Coliseum complex.  

Witnesses originally reported the shooting to 911 before the victim pulled over and called for help, the CHP said. Officers arrived to find a white sedan on the left shoulder and the driver who had been struck in the abdomen. 

The driver was able to exit the vehicle medics took him to a hospital for treatment. His condition was unknown.  

All lanes of southbound I-880 were closed at approximately 3:15 p.m. to search for evidence. Southbound drivers were being diverted to the 29th Avenue / Fruitvale Avenue offramp. 

The lanes were reopened as of 4:22 p.m. Before that, traffic on southbound I-880 was backed up past Interstate Highway 980.

The CHP asked anyone with information about the shooting to call its tipline at (707) 917-4491.