Collision Injures 2, Scatters Mail in Street
A car collided with a U.S. postal truck Tuesday afternoon, injuring two people and dumping a heap of mail on the street.
The accident happened about 3:30 p.m. at Bushard Street and Garfield Avenue, causing the postal worker to be ejected, Police Lt. Bruce Kelly said. Johnny Aflleje was taken to Columbia Huntington Beach Hospital and Medical Center with a broken arm and multiple scrapes and bruises, police said.
A teenage passenger in the car also suffered a broken arm and was taken to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center. The driver, whose name was not released because she is a juvenile, complained of pain but was not hospitalized.
“As far as I know, all the mail out there was recovered,” Kelly said.
Neither driver was cited, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.
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