Two people were trapped Saturday afternoon after a two-vehicle collision caused major damage on Scott Road west of Briggs Road in Menifee. The crash was reported at 3:11 p.m., and firefighters began extrication operations after arriving at the scene.
According to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department
The CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department post, identified as ScottIC, said crews were working to remove both trapped occupants. The agency did not provide the occupants' conditions, identify the cause of the collision or say when the roadway would reopen.
The stretch of Scott Road near Briggs Road has seen a string of serious crashes in recent months. A report described a two-vehicle collision at that same intersection during which two vehicles went around police motorcycles. Just weeks before that, in December 2025, a fatal solo-vehicle crash and car fire at nearby Scott Road and Lindenberger Road forced a prolonged closure of Scott Road between Briggs Road and Menifee Road, per the Menifee Police Department.
Separate crashes and available safety data
The available reporting does not establish how many people were ultimately extricated in Saturday's crash, whether anyone was hospitalized or when Scott Road reopened. A separate Fourth of July collision occurred just before 6:45 p.m. at Scott Road and Menifee Road; CBS Los Angeles, citing Menifee police, reported that the multi-car crash hospitalized at least four people, including two officers. That incident was at a different intersection and involved multiple vehicles. City records separately show that a chip-seal project on Briggs Road from Garbani to Wickerd roads was completed in August 2024, after which that road was reopened. Separately from Saturday's two-vehicle crash, Menifee police told CBS Los Angeles that officers had responded to more than 50 e-bike collisions across the city from January 2025 through July 2026. That citywide figure covers a different type of incident and does not establish a trend for vehicle crashes on Scott Road.
A Corridor Under Strain
The Briggs Road corridor itself has drawn intense scrutiny this year after 15-year-old Liberty High School student Koa Quintanilla was killed in a hit-and-run collision while riding an e-motorcycle on Briggs Road near Garbani Road, just north of Scott Road, on August 12. That case, which remains under investigation by Menifee Police after the seizure of a suspect vehicle, was reported by CBS News and prompted community calls for enhanced traffic safety measures in Menifee.
Drivers encountering emergency response zones should use caution. Fire crews responding to major collisions like Saturday's work to extricate trapped occupants from vehicles.
City Efforts to Widen a High-Collision Arterial
Transportation planning details for Scott Road and the Bundy Canyon Road corridor were not provided in the available report.
Even so, the available report did not provide details about the city's infrastructure, road conditions or funding priorities.
The available report did not include details about regional traffic-safety initiatives, crash-related economic costs, or the Traffic Division's contact information and staffing.
Details on the cause of Saturday's crash, the condition of the two trapped occupants, how many people were ultimately extricated and any road closures or reopening time had not been released as of this report.
