Update 10:58 a.m.
A multiple vehicle crash along the southbound I-215 in Menifee just before Newport Road, backed up traffic for at least three miles Tuesday. (Yazmin Alvarez/ SWRNN)
Both lanes of the southbound Interstate -215 have reopened, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Original story:
Both lanes of southbound Interstate 215 were closed Tuesday morning because of a three-vehicle crash near Newport Road in the Menifee area, authorities said.
Riverside County fire crews extricated one person trapped in a crashed vehicle, according to a Calfire news release. Three others were taken to area hospitals, one with moderate injuries and three others with minor injuries, according to Calfire.
The crash was reported at about 10 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
Traffic is reportedly backed up for several miles past the crash site.
Additional details were not immediately available.
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What is up with all these accidents lately?! People take your time!