San Francisco, Calif. – At least three people were injured after a wrong-way driver caused a three-vehicle traffic collision on 280 Freeway in San Francisco Monday afternoon.
The accident happened at about 2:30 p.m. on southbound Interstate 280 near the Geneva Avenue on-ramp.
According to the CHP, the accident was triggered by a wrong-way driver who was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of the freeway.
Several CHP and fire units responded to the scene and the fire crews extricated the driver of a silver sedan – possibly the wrong-way driver.
Authorities say at least three people were injured in the incident. The three patients were hospitalized in unknown condition, but authorities say at least one patient had major injuries.
As per the CHP, four of five lanes of the freeway were blocked due to the crash. All lanes have since reopened.
The incident remains under investigation.
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