Big-rig crash closes lanes on 210 West in Pasadena

PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- A tractor-trailer collision shut down lanes of the westbound 210 Freeway at Rosemead Boulevard in unincorporated Pasadena Monday at about 2:38 p.m. All lanes reopened shortly after 7:30 p.m.

The Pasadena Fire Department said there were three patients. A woman in the crushed car was able to get out of the vehicle. She was transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Two other patients sustained serious injuries but were not considered life-threatening.

The CHP issued a Sigalert for the HOV, 1 and 2 lanes of the westbound 210 east of Rosemead Blvd. Drivers were asked to avoid the area to prevent traffic backups.