A California Highway Patrol cruiser
A California Highway Patrol cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone

Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash Monday evening on Interstate 805 in the Mission Valley area of San Diego.

The crash was reported about 9:30 p.m. just south of Interstate 8, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Three patients were taken to a hospital in unknown condition, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said.

The Nos. 1 and 2 lanes of southbound Interstate 805 were blocked at Interstate 8 for two hours.

The cause of the crash was under investigation by the CHP.

— City News Service

Chris Jennewein is founder and senior editor of Times of San Diego.