2 Hurt in Novato Boulevard Chain-Reaction Crash

Two people were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a four-car, chain-reaction collision on Novato Boulevard, sources said.

Battalion Chief Jeff Veliquette said two females were transported to hospitals with minor injuries and a third patient was treated at the site by paramedics and released.

The crash took place at about 1:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Novato Boulevard between the and , according to Lt. John McCarthy. He said the cause was a female driver not paying close attention as she approached traffic at the stoplight at Seventh Street/Tamalpais Avenue.