A traffic accident on Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus yesterday afternoon tied up traffic for hours and sent five people to the hospital.

Around 12:30pm in the afternoon on Thursday, the driver of a Ford F-350 truck went into diabetic shock as he drove southbound along Bouquet Canyon Road, causing a six-car accident.

The southbound side of Bouquet was closed for approximately two hours as local police investigated the incident. Five people were sent to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.