Updated at 12:35 a.m. Aug. 8
California Highway Patrol dispatch is reporting at least one person died in the crash.
Updated at 12:30 a.m. Aug. 8
All lanes on northbound Interstate 15 near Winchester Road in Temecula were reopened as of 12:25 a.m. early Wednesday following a crash in which seven people were injured—two critically.
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Lanes were blocked Tuesday night on northbound Interstate 15 just south of Winchester Road in Temecula due to a crash involving several injured parties.
One person was trapped in the two-car crash that was reported at 10:53 p.m., according to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department.
"A total of seven patients will be transported, two critical and five minor to moderate," said Jody Hagemann, Riverside County Fire Department spokesperson.
A SigAlert was issued at 11:10 p.m. for northbound I-15 at Winchester Road. Most lanes were closed until further notice, according to California Highway Patrol.
Only the number one lane was open just south of Winchester Road, CHP reported.
