Traffic collision blocking Ortega Highway

A non-injury traffic collision was blocking Ortega Highway at the Candy Store on Wednesday night, March 28, the California Highway Patrol said.
Witnesses reported a silver Toyota Avalon collided with a maroon Toyota Prius about 8:30 p.m., the CHP log said. Both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the road, also known as Highway 74, were blocked.
Other motorists stopped to assist.
Ortega Highway provides commuters driving through the Santa Ana Mountains between Lake Elsinore and San Juan Ca