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Crash Involving Elderly Woman Complicates Traffic Near Sinkhole

An elderly woman was transported for minor injuries suffered in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Jackson Avenue in Murrieta.

Multiple callers reported the wreck just before 5:30 p.m. at the entrance to the Ralph's shopping center.

The crash was not far from the site of a sinkhole on California Oaks Road that was already causing traffic backup in the area.

Murrieta police were on scene directing motorists.

The woman, who was driving a maroon sedan, suffered minor injuries, according to Murrieta police Sgt. Don Weller.

The other vehicle involved appeared to be a Toyota 4runner or similar model SUV.


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