Multi-Vehicle Crash Snarls PCH Traffic

A mutli-vehicle crash snarled traffic on westbound Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Monday.

The crash, which may have involved between three to five vehicles, was reported at 4:34 p.m. Monday on PCH near Via Escondido Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

One lane was briefly closed on westbound PCH, but it was reopened shortly after 5:15 p.m., the sheriff's department reported.

Traffic was backed up as far as Latigo Canyon Road as of 5:30 p.m., according to reports from the scene.

There was no immediate word on any injuries.