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Three Hospitalized In Multi-Car Mountain View Crash

MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS SF) -- A woman suffered significant injuries and two others suffered minor injuries during a three-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon in Mountain View, according to police.

At 1 p.m., officers responded to a report of a collision on El Camino Real at The Americana, police said.

There, they found that two cars -- a Toyota Highlander and a red four-door sedan -- had collided and sustained significant damage. A third vehicle, a Toyota minivan, sustained moderate damage.

Injury Accident in Mountain View Aug 24, 2017
Multi-vehicle crash scene in Mountain View, Thursday afternoon. (Photo courtesy city of Mountain View)

Mountain View firefighters also responded to the scene and rendered aid to three people involved in the crash. All three were transported to area hospitals for treatment.

El Camino Real was closed for most of the afternoon and evening as officers investigated. Just before 9 p.m., police said on social media that all lanes of El Camino Real had reopened.

The cause for the collision remains under investigation.

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