3 hospitalized after car crashes into light pole in San Francisco
The southbound lanes of Junipero Serra Boulevard were closed for more than five hours as authorities investigated the crash and cleared the street. (Courtesy of the San Francisco Fire Department)
SAN FRANCISCO - Three people were sent to the hospital on Sunday afternoon after the car they were riding in slammed into a traffic signal in San Francisco, toppling the pole into the street and closing lanes of traffic.
The San Francisco Fire Department told KTVU that the crash occurred just before 1:50 p.m. at the intersection of Winston Drive and Junipero Serra Boulevard, near the Stonestown Galleria.
Three people were taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The southbound lanes of Junipero Serra Boulevard were closed for more than five hours as authorities investigated the crash and cleared the street.
The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management announced at 7:20 p.m. that the area had been cleared, and the streets reopened to traffic.
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