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Three-vehicle crash on Highway 41 injures 5, blocks all lanes

A helicopter is landing on Highway 41 for medevac for the passengers, two of which have major injuries.
A helicopter is landing on Highway 41 for medevac for the passengers, two of which have major injuries.

A three-vehicle crash on state Highway 41 and Creston Road injured five people and closed the highway in both directions on Sunday morning.

A tan Chevrolet truck, gray Ford minivan and dark gray SUV collided with one another at 9:59 a.m., with one of the vehicles running the stop sign off of Creston Road, according to CHP’s traffic incident page.

Airbags were deployed in all the vehicles, and passengers in the truck were trapped in their vehicle, the incident report said.

Three fire engines, two medic units and two tow trucks were called to the scene.

Medics reported two major injuries and three minor injuries, according to emergency scanner traffic.

Highway 41 was closed in both directions for a medevac helicopter landing, according to the page.

This story was originally published May 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM.

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Leila Touati
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Leila Touati is a reporter for The Tribune. She covers business and change in SLO County communities. She is from the Bay Area and finishing her journalism degree at Cal Poly. In her free time, Leila enjoys coding and baking.
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