One person was seriously injured in a solo-vehicle accident that briefly left the motorist trapped inside the wreckage on Interstate 8 near the Imperial County line.
The crash was first reported about 11:25 a.m. on the freeway at Carrizo Gorge, said Cal Fire Capt. Isaac Sanchez.
“One person was trapped in their vehicle, and firefighters had to extricate them before they were transported by air ambulance to a hospital for treatment,” Sanchez said.
Sanchez described the unidentified person’s injuries as “major.”
.@CALFIRESANDIEGO is at scene of a single vehicle traffic collision on I-8 at Carrizo Gorge Rd in Jacumba. 1 person is trapped and crews are working on extrication now. An air ambulance has been requested for transport.#8IC pic.twitter.com/vwsyjdHk1m
— CAL FIRE/SAN DIEGO COUNTY FIRE (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) December 24, 2019
Carrizo Gorge is an 8.2-mile lightly trafficked out and back trail near Jacumba in rural East San Diego County.
No information on the cause of the crash was immediately available.
— City News Service
