2 Women Injured in Head-On Crash That Closes Off Laguna Canyon Road
A head-on collision on Laguna Canyon Road injured two women Wednesday night and closed the highway in both directions.
Details about the accident were sketchy, but it occurred at 8:50 on Laguna Canyon Road about a mile south of the San Diego Freeway. Two women drivers were flown by helicopter from the scene of the wreck to Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center.
A spokeswoman at the hospital said the two women had just arrived and their conditions were being assessed. Emergency workers at the scene said that one woman was about 25 years old and had suffered chest injuries and that another was about 30 years old with head injuries.
Irvine Police Lt. Pat Rodgers said Laguna Canyon Road, also known as Highway 133, was closed in both directions between the San Diego Freeway and El Toro Road, and was expected to remain shut down all night.
The collision occurred between a Nissan sports car and a Geo Metro. The Metro’s engine was torn from the car and was hurled onto a hillside 75 feet away.
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