Crime & Safety

Weekend Ortega Highway Crash Leaves 2 Hospitalized When Car Plummets 50 Feet

One person suffered major injuries and a second was less seriously injured when a car went 50 feet over the side of Ortega Highway in Lake Elsinore this weekend, authorities said.

One victim had to be freed from the wreckage of the crash, which was reported at 5:06 p.m. in the 35000 block of Ortega Highway, Jennifer Fuhrman of the Riverside County Fire Department said.

Both victims were taken to a hospital for treatment, according to Fuhrman, who said the less-seriously injured patient suffered moderate injuries.

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Twenty-two firefighters responded to the scene and assistance was provided by American Medical Response and personnel from Cleveland National Forest, she said.

 

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