Costa Mesa, CA : 2 hospitalized after car slams into Costa Mesa building on Saturday, 20th April 2024

One person was hospitalized after a multi-car crash caused one car to veer into an apartment building in Costa Mesa on Saturday.

It happened a little before 1:30 p.m. near Placentia Avenue and Center Street, according to Costa Mesa Police Department.

Police say that the crash happened when the driver of a Honda, traveling westbound on Center Street, failed to yield to the right of a way of a Mercedes-Benz traveling southbound on Placentia Avenue.

"The Honda broadsided the Mercedes-Benz, causing it to lose control and crash into the apartment building," police said in a statement. "The two involved drivers were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries."


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