Crime & Safety
One Trapped in Head-On Temecula Crash
Police say a total of three vehicles were involved in the collision Tuesday afternoon, which shut down a local road for 4 hours.
TEMECULA, CA- A motorist was injured in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday in Temecula which led to an hours-long road closure.
The incident happened when the driver of a gray Audi crossed into oncoming traffic on Margarita Road, south of Santiago Road, and side-swiped a red Subaru before striking a white Buick head-on, Temecula police Sgt. Chad Loeffler said.
Officers dispatched to the scene at 2:41 p.m. found a total of three vehicles.
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“Officers arrived on scene and found three vehicles involved with one driver trapped in his vehicle,” the sergeant reported. “Cal-Fire personnel responded and extricated the driver.”
That person was then rushed to the hospital for treatment. The other involved motorists declined medical help at the scene, he said.
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An updated condition of the motorist was not immediately known.
Temecula police asked anyone with information regarding the crash to call them at (951) 776-1099.
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