Crime & Safety
8 Injured In Head-On Crash On Highway 76 In North County
A Sig-alert was issued for the area.
PAUMA VALLEY, CA – A two-vehicle head-on collision left eight people injured and State Route 76 closed Monday morning in the Pauma Valley area of San Diego's North County.
The crash was reported around 8 a.m. on SR-76 at Cole Grade Road, east of Casino Pauma in Pauma Valley, an unincorporated community in North County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Five adults and three children were transported to Palomar Medical Center Escondido, four with major injuries and four with minor injuries, Cal Fire Capt. Kendal Bortisser said.
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No details about the victims were immediately available.
A Sig-alert was issued for the area. The CHP closed both the eastbound and westbound lanes of SR-76 between Pauma Reservation Road and Cole Grade Road. The roadway was expected to the closed for several hours, according to the CHP.
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CHP officers were investigating the crash.
#PaumaIC vehicle accident update. Two car head on collision with a total of 8 pts. all transported to Palomar Hospital. Location is 1/2 mile east of Pauma Casino. Roadway will be closed for several hours. @RinconFire @NorthComm_SD @CALFIRESANDIEGO pic.twitter.com/qmzV0T4TJb
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) August 6, 2018
.@CALFIRESANDIEGO @NorthComm_SD are at the scene of a two car collision near the 17000 block of Highway 76 in Rincon. Five patients ranging from mild to moderate status being transported to local hospitals.
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) August 6, 2018
City News Service contributed to this report.
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