Three Hospitalized Following Freeway 55 Car Accident in Costa Mesa

Three people were hospitalized and three lanes of the southbound 55 Freeway was blocked for about an hour in Costa Mesa due to a car accident that likely involved three vehicles.

The Costa Mesa Fire Department reported that at approximately 2:50 p.m. it conducted a heavy rescue on the southbound 55 Freeway at Victoria Street, which included a victim who had to be extricated after becoming trapped inside one of the vehicles.

The Fire Department responded to a call about a crash on the freeway about 2:35 p.m.. It seemingly involved a truck which rear ended a Chevrolet sedan, which also had front-end damage.

Three people were taken to local trauma centers with a varying degree of injuries.

Officers called for the shutdown of the three right lanes on the freeway while authorities cleared the wreckage.

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Jake Gosselin