Long Beach firefighters were called to an over-turned car on the San Diego (405) Freeway at Lakewood Boulevard shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Upon arrival, however, firefighters could see the car had plunged off the north side of the freeway, plowed through a chain link fence below and sheared a large tree from the base of its trunk.
The driver, who was not identified, was taken by paramedics to a local hospital with moderate injuries, said Long Beach Fire Capt. Jackawa Jackson.
Her car, a Mercedes, also collided with another Mercedes parked on Kilroy Airport Way before coming to a stop. No one else was hurt in the crash, Jackson said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation , according to the California Highway Patrol.
Check out the Long Beach Fire Department's Blog site, http://firechannel.org/, for more photos.
Upon arrival, however, firefighters could see the car had plunged off the north side of the freeway, plowed through a chain link fence below and sheared a large tree from the base of its trunk.
The driver, who was not identified, was taken by paramedics to a local hospital with moderate injuries, said Long Beach Fire Capt. Jackawa Jackson.
Her car, a Mercedes, also collided with another Mercedes parked on Kilroy Airport Way before coming to a stop. No one else was hurt in the crash, Jackson said.
The cause of the crash is under investigation , according to the California Highway Patrol.
Check out the Long Beach Fire Department's Blog site, http://firechannel.org/, for more photos.
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