Two people were taken to hospital early on Saturday, November 7, 2026, after a three-vehicle crash involving a sedan, an SUV and a semi-truck on the eastbound Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim, the California Highway Patrol said.

Source: MyNewsLA / California Highway Patrol

The collision was reported at about 5:05 a.m. on the eastbound freeway at East Coal Canyon Road, on the eastern edge of Anaheim where the 91 climbs toward the Santa Ana Canyon and the Riverside County line. CHP officers and other emergency personnel who reached the scene found all three vehicles — the sedan, the SUV and the semi-truck — involved in the crash.

Source: Pacific Attorney Group / CHP

The injured and the hospital

Paramedics transported both injured people to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana for treatment. The CHP described their injuries as unspecified, and neither person's name, age or home city has been released. No further update on their condition had been issued by the time of this report.

Closure and the morning commute

Multiple lanes of the eastbound 91 were closed while officers investigated and the wreckage was cleared. The roadway was cleared at about 6:27 a.m., the CHP said — early enough that the closure hit the pre-dawn freight and early-shift traffic that uses the canyon corridor rather than the full morning rush.

What is known — and what is not

The CHP has not said which vehicle struck which first, whether speed, fatigue or a mechanical problem played any part, or whether any driver will be cited. The semi-truck driver has not been publicly identified, and the CHP has not said whether the truck driver was among the two people taken to hospital. Everything beyond the time, place, vehicles and hospital transport above remains under investigation.

Background: the 91 at Coal Canyon

East Coal Canyon Road sits at the mouth of the canyon where the 91 Freeway narrows between the Chino Hills and the Santa Ana Mountains. It is a recognised pinch point: traffic accelerating out of Anaheim and Yorba Linda meets trucks climbing toward Corona, and the interchange area has a long record of early-morning collisions in CHP logs. Saturday's crash fits that pattern — a mixed car-and-truck collision in the dark, in the hour before dawn.

What happens next

The CHP investigation is ongoing. Officers will complete a collision report establishing the sequence of impacts, and any citation or referral will follow from that report. Anyone who witnessed the crash and has not yet spoken to officers should contact the CHP's Santa Ana-area office. Awaaz Punjab will update this story if the CHP releases the injured people's condition or the cause of the crash.