Crime & Safety
Motorcycle Crash Injures 1 In Seal Beach: SigAlert
Traffic on the 405 Freeway was snarled for miles after a motorist was injured on the freeway traveling through Seal Beach.
SEAL BEACH, CA — At least one person was injured Wednesday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on the 405 Freeway traveling south through Seal Beach, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The crash was reported at at 2:11 p.m. after a motorist was said to be "lying down" in the freeway's #1 lane near the 405 Freeway/605 Freeway junction.
The crash prompted officials to issue a SigAlert for the area at 2:46 p.m. The SigAlert is expected to half for a half-hour while authorities assess the scene.
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As of 2:59 p.m., traffic on the freeway's junction was backed up several miles. Motorists were urged to avoid the area.
Information on the injured person was not immediately available.
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