LOCAL : 2 Hurt in Crash; Accident Shuts Southbound Lanes of S.D. Freeway
An accident involving two cars and a tractor-trailer truck closed the southbound lanes of the San Diego Freeway during the morning rush hour today as one of two victims with major injuries was airlifted to a hospital.
California Highway Patrol officers said they were investigating the cause of the 7:45 a.m. accident north of the Harbor Boulevard off-ramp that snarled traffic for more than an hour. An investigating officer said he was trying to sort out conflicting accounts of the cause, including one report that the incident began when one of the cars attempted to change lanes.
Two unidentified women in one of the cars were injured. The driver was taken by helicopter to UCI Medical Center while a passenger was taken by ambulance to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center.
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