Crime & Safety

Crash Shuts Down McClure Tunnel Eastbound

A vehicle overturned.

An injury crash in the McClure Tunnel shut down eastbound lanes of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in Santa Monica for a period tonight.

A vehicle overturned in the crash, which was reported at 8:36 p.m., said Patrick Kimball of the California Highway Patrol.

All eastbound lanes of the freeway were closed and a SigAlert was issued after the crash, Kimball said.

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Details about the number and extent of injuries were not immediately available.

--City News Service

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PHOTO Patch file photo credit: Renee Schiavone.

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