Crime & Safety
Crash Snarls 73 Freeway Traffic; Injures At Least 1 In Newport Beach: CHP
The crash happened at 7:10 a.m. on the southbound side of the freeway traveling through Newport Beach, police said.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — A crash on the State route 73 Freeway injured at least one person and snarled early morning commuter traffic Thursday, authorities said.
The crash happened at around 7:10 a.m. on the southbound side of the freeway near MacArthur Boulevard in the City of Newport Beach, according to the California Highway Patrol.
According to police, the crash involved a white work van and a Toyota car blocking the middle lanes of the freeway.
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At least one person was injured in the crash, police said. Their status was not known.
The crash slowed morning commuter traffic on the freeway for over an hour.
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No further information was immediately available.
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