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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Two people were flown out of county by air ambulances on Monday night following a head-on collision on Highway 29.
The crash was first reported at about 5:30 p.m. Monday in the southbound lane of Highway 29 just north of the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff, according to radio reports and the California Highway Patrol.
Reports from the scene described the two vehicles involved as a black SUV and a blue sedan.
Initial reports indicated that the SUV was northbound in the southbound lane, leading to the head-on wreck that blocked two lanes of the highway.
When Lakeport Fire personnel arrived on scene they reported that two people were trapped as a result of the crash, with extrication needed.
Two air ambulances – CalStar 4 and REACH 1 – were requested to land at Sutter Lakeside Hospital in order to pick up the patients, according to radio reports.
CalStar 4 landed and picked up the first patient, transporting them to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, according to reports from the scene. REACH 1 landed a short time later, also taking the second patient to Santa Rosa Memorial.
Incident command requested Lake County Animal Care and Control respond to take care of a dog that had been in the back of one of the vehicles.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
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