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Crash On Hwy. 101 Near Candlestick Sends Cars To Edge Of Bay

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- At least one person has been hospitalized after a three-vehicle collision sent two cars off of U.S. Highway 101 near Candlestick Park in San Francisco and onto the rocks by the Bay on Monday, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The crash was reported around 3:35 p.m. on northbound Highway 101 near Harney Way, CHP Officer Kevin Bartlett said.

Bartlett said the cars narrowly missed the water and emergency crews are working to get the cars off of the rocks Monday evening.

One lane of northbound Highway 101 was closed to traffic.

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