Three injured in three-car crash in Costa Mesa

Three people were hospitalized after a three-car crash in Costa Mesa Thursday afternoon, according to a fire official.

Firefighters had to free one person from the wreckage that included a car that overturned and ended up resting on its roof on Harbor Boulevard near Date Place, Costa Mesa Fire Department Battalion Chief Kevin Diamond said.

All three patients were taken to local trauma centers, he said.

At least one person was transported in critical condition, according to police, who did not immediately release any other information.

Police closed northbound Harbor Boulevard at Baker Street after the crash at about 3:30 p.m.

It reopened shortly after 5 p.m., according to an alert from the department.

— Jeremiah Dobruck

Twitter: @jeremiahdobruck