Med-Evac Helicopter Lands on I-80 For Seriously Injured Woman

PINOLE, CA - Two occupants of a vehicle that overturned in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate Highway 80 around noon Monday were hospitalized, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was first reported at 11:58 a.m. in the highway's eastbound lanes at Pinole Valley Road, CHP Officer Brandon Correia said.

A Mazda driving on the highway lost control and slammed into the center divider, which caused the vehicle to overturn several times before it came to rest on its roof, Correia said.

The Mazda's male driver and female passenger were trapped and had to be extricated from the wrecked car, Correia said.

The woman suffered major injuries in the crash.

At about 12:30 p.m., the highway's lanes were closed near the scene while a medical helicopter landed on the highway to transport the woman to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.

The man was taken in an ambulance to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries considered minor, Correia said.

All lanes were reopened on the highway as of 12:45 p.m.

Correia said witnesses are still being interviewed to determine what caused the vehicle to lose control and crash.

--Bay City News; Image via Rodeo-Hercules Fire Dept.