A stretch of East Coast Highway near Newport Center was temporarily closed Tuesday after a two-vehicle crash caused a chemical spill, police said.

At about 7:45 a.m., Newport Beach police responded to the highways intersection with Newport Center Drive following a collision between a truck and a sedan, according to Sgt. Peter Carpentieri.

Carpentieri said the truck was carrying a cleaning chemical that spilled, prompting authorities to launch a cleanup operation.

One person was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana with a complaint of pain, Carpentieri said.

He said he didnt know what chemical the truck was carrying or how much was spilled, but said there was no danger to the community and that the cleanup was out of an abundance of caution.

All westbound lanes on East Coast Highway were closed in the area until around 1:30 p.m., as were the southbound lanes on Newport Center Drive, Carpentieri said.

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