Crime & Safety

Fire, Crash Jam Westbound 91 Freeway Traffic Through Corona

A SigAlert was issued for the #5 and #6 lanes.

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The California Highway Patrol was on scene.
The California Highway Patrol was on scene. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

CORONA, CA — Westbound traffic on state Route 91 through Corona was extremely slow Tuesday morning due to a car fire and a crash.

The CHP was reporting the 8:30 a.m. car fire near state Route 241.

A SigAlert was issued for the #5 and #6 lanes. Traffic was backed up to Interstate 15, according to SigAlert.com.

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An earlier crash was also reported.

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