A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of McCloskey and
Fairview roads Thursday morning has sent one person to the hospital
complaining of internal injuries.
A two-vehicle accident Thursday at McCloskey Road off Fairview Road has sent one person to the hospital complaining of internal injuries.
The accident occurred around 9:45 a.m., when a Hollister man, 26, driving a burgundy Mitsubishi Galant made a left turn onto McCloskey Road from Fairview Road. A Hollister woman driving a red Toyota Tacoma was eastbound on McCloskey Road at the time, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The Tacoma, driving at about 40 mph, slammed into the Galant, hitting the driver’s side of the car.
The driver’s side was inverted, trapping the driver in the car, CHP Officer Luis Alvarez said. The driver eventually wrestled himself out of the car, but immediately complained of pains.
“I wasn’t able to get a statement yet because he was in so much pain,” Alvarez said.
The driver was flown to a Bay Area hospital, Alvarez said. There was a passenger in the Galant who was uninjured. The driver and passenger of the Tacoma didn’t complain of any injuries.
The accident closed down McCloskey Road for 45 minutes, as officers tried to clear the roadway of debris. Around 10:30 a.m., the two vehicles were removed from the area on flatbeds.
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