A Monday afternoon traffic crash at North Main and Maple streets in Ashland was connected to police activity, according to the city of Ashland’s Facebook page, though additional details were not immediately available.

There was emergency dispatch traffic prior to the accident, with law enforcement pursuing a southbound vehicle along Highway 99 as it entered Ashland city limits.

The city requested avoiding the area for at least an hour while police blocked off outbound traffic until the scene was cleared by the Ashland Police Department, the alert said. At 5:10 p.m. city officials declared the scene cleared and the area open to traffic.

Ashland Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Steve Boyersmith said he couldn’t describe the police activity but could confirm AF&R received a dispatch at 4:49 p.m. from an accident involving three vehicles where two people were hospitalized. One was taken to Ashland Community Hospital and the other to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center, but no further patient information could be disclosed, Boyersmith said.

Ashland police Chief Tighe O’Meara did not immediately respond to a request for comment. This story may be updated if more information becomes available.

Email Ashland.news reporter Morgan Rothborne at morganr@ashland.news. This story first appeared at Ashland.news.