LUCERNE, Calif. — A three-vehicle crash temporarily blocked a portion of Highway 20 early Tuesday morning.
The head-on wreck occurred just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 20 near Bruner Drive east of Lucerne.
Firefighters at the scene reported over the radio that three vehicles were involved. The crash and the arrival of emergency vehicles blocked both lanes of the highway.
Reports from the scene said two people were uninjured but two air ambulances were requested to respond to transport patients with injuries described as moderate to major.
The helicopters were directed to respond to a landing zone set up at Ceago Vinegarden.
The last of the two helicopters left the county shortly after 2 a.m.
Additional information about the incident was not immediately available early Tuesday.
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Head-on crash on Highway 20 results in injuries
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