Semi with car hauler goes off freeway; no one injured

A car that fell off a trailer sits on its roof in front of a semi truck to the side of the 215 Freeway in Menifee. Menifee 24/7 photos: Kristen Spoon

Traffic was slow on the southbound 215 Freeway from Newport Road to about a half-mile north of Scott Road Wednesday afternoon as motorists passed the scene of an accident off to the side of the road near Garbani Road.

CHP originally reported that a semi truck collided with another vehicle and both went off the side of the freeway about 1 p.m. Updated reports indicate that a semi carrying a car hauler trailer had a blowout and went off the right shoulder, over a ditch and into some trees. A car that could be seen overturned in front of the semi actually fell off the car hauler, the driver of the semi said. No one was in that vehicle and no one was injured, according to the CHP.

No vehicles were blocking freeway lanes; the slowing appeared to be only spectator slowing.