1 Injured in Multi-Vehicle Pileup on 15 Freeway in Lake Elsinore
1 Hospitalized After Lake Elsinore Car Crash on 15 Freeway near Railroad Canyon Road
Lake Elsinore, California (May 25, 2023) – One person was hospitalized after a multi-vehicle pileup that happened Wednesday afternoon on a freeway in Lake Elsinore, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The accident transpired at around 12:20 p.m. on the southbound 15 Freeway, just north of Railroad Canyon Road.
CHP officers responded to the scene to find a Ford F-250 pickup truck, a Nissan Pathfinder SUV, a Nissan Sentra, a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck, and a Toyota sedan involved in the collision in the fast lane.
An off-duty officer had directed the motorists to move the vehicles to the center median for safety before the CHP officers arrived.
Units from the Riverside County Fire Department responded and evaluated the motorists for injuries. Only one person was found to have minor injuries. The patient was taken to Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar for treatment.
CHP shut down the southbound fast lane as they investigated.
The cause of the crash will be determined when the investigation is completed.
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