Crime & Safety

Fiery Lakeside Crash Sends Three to Hospital

A head-on collision on Hwy. 67 leaves three injured on Sunday night.

The California Highway Patrol today was investigating a fiery head-on collision in the Lakeside area that sent three people to the hospital.

The crash in the 11900 block of Highway 67 was reported shortly after 9:30 p.m. Sunday, said Lakeside fire Capt. Mark Grow. Two vehicles collided and one of them was engulfed in flames when emergency crews arrived, he said.

A critically injured person was found next to the burning vehicle and taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital, along with two others whose injuries were not immediately detailed, he said.

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