Crime & Safety

3 Injured In I-80 Crash Sunday

A low-angle rescue was performed to save one of the victims.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA - Three people were injured in a crash on Interstate Highway 80 in Contra Costa County on Sunday. All three were transported to the hospital by ambulance. An update on their conditions is not available.

One of the two vehicles involved in the accident went down an embankment, ending up about 100 feet down from the roadway.

One person in the car was assisted up the hillside, while the other had to be brought up in a basket. The low-angle rescue was successful.

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Emergency crews responded from Rodeo-Hercules Fire, Pinole Fire, ConFire and the CHP.

-Images via Rodeo-Hercules Firefighters

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