
NICE, Calif. – Three people went to area hospitals and Highway 20 was briefly closed down following a head-on collision in Nice Tuesday evening.
The crash, reported shortly after 6:30 p.m., occurred on Highway 20 and Lakeshore Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A pickup towing a small trailer and heading westbound pulled into the path of a Toyota Land Cruiser while attempting to turn onto Lakeshore Boulevard, according to CHP Officer Josh Dye.
The CHP and Northshore Fire Protection District responded to the scene.
Northshore Fire sent two battalion chiefs, two medic units and three engines to the crash site, according to Battalion Chief Pat Brown.
He said one person from the Land Cruiser was transported by REACH Air Ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, while another from the same vehicle was transported by ambulance to Sutter Lakeside.
One subject from the pickup went to Sutter Lakeside, also via ambulance, and a fourth person denied medical help, Brown said.
Firefighters were helping to control traffic as cleanup at the site continued at around 8 p.m. The CHP reported that the roadway was clear 15 minutes later.
Dye did not have the names of those involved immediately available.
The CHP reported that the crash victims suffered minor injuries.
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