A wrong-way driver crashed head-on with another car on the 605 Freeway, leaving three children and a woman hospitalized Tuesday night, officials said.
The collision forced the closure of three northbound lanes in Irwindale. Aerial footaged showed traffic backed up for miles.
The driver, who was in a Honda, was going southbound in the northbound lanes for about 3 minutes, beginning about 8:45 p.m., California Highway Patrol officials said.
The crash happened near Lower Azusa Road.
A woman and child were taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center with unknown injuries, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said.
The two other victims, confirmed to be children by a first-responder at the scene, were also taken to hospitals. Officials did not provide details on the extent of their injuries.
Officers initially said the driver may have struck multiple cars on the freeway, but later said the Honda may have hit one other car on a surface street prior to entering the freeway.
