The California Highway Patrol reported that the crash near Upper Lake, Calif., on Friday, February 18, 2011, resulted in minor injuries. Photo by Gary McAuley.

LAKE, Calif. – A single-vehicle crash on Friday resulted in minor injuries.

The collision was reported just after 11:15 a.m. on Elk Mountain Road a quarter-mile north of the Mendocino National Forest Ranger Station, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A small Ford two-door car driven by a 19-year-old woman with a 20-year-old female passenger went off the road and into an orchard, with the passenger side of the car hitting a tree, according to reports from the scene.

California Highway Patrol Officer Joe Wind said a full report on the crash wasn't yet available, but said initial indications were that the crash was not weather-related, and that it appeared the driver may have been going too fast and lost control in a curve.

The CHP said the crash resulted in minor injuries. The names of those involved and specifics about their injuries was not immediately available.

Northshore Fire Protection District responded to the scene to give medical aid to the two young women.

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A single-vehicle crash involving this small Ford and a tree occurred late on the morning of Friday, February 18, 2011, near Upper Lake, Calif. Photo by Gary McAuley.