LOCAL : 2 Hurt in Carbon Canyon Car Crash

A three-car collision left two people injured, one seriously, and forced the closure of Carbon Canyon Road in Brea for two hours this morning, backing up rush hour traffic for several miles, authorities said.

Alva Svoboda of Brea was seriously injured after his car collided head on with a van at 7:45 a.m., Brea Police Lt. James Winder said.

Svoboda, 55, was driving eastbound on Carbon Canyon Road near the Carbon Canyon Regional Park when his car veered into the opposing traffic lane and crashed into the van driven by Judith Lynn Gober, 29, of Chino, Winder said. After being hit by Svoboda, her van was hit from behind by a pickup being driven by her husband, Bryan Gober.

Winder said Svoboda suffered severe internal injuries and was airlifted to UCI-Medical Center in Orange. Judith Gober was taken to Brea Community Hospital, where she was treated for moderate injuries.