How to resolve AdBlock issue? THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED BASED ON NEW INFORMATION FROM THE CHP; THE ARRESTEE WAS MALE, NOT FEMALE, AS ORIGINALLY REPORTED.
NORTH COAST, Calif. – A Friday night crash closed a portion of Highway 20 east of the Lake and Colusa County line and resulted in one person being flown to a hospital.
The crash, involving a van and an SUV, occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on Highway 20 near the Mitchell Flat area, several miles east of the Lake and Colusa County line, according to radio reports.
The highway was completely shut down until just after 9:30 p.m. as Cal Fire and Colusa County officials responded, according to the California Highway Patrol.
There were five victims of the crash – four adults and a child – scanner reports indicated. All of them were out of the vehicles by the time firefighters arrived.
A Northshore Fire medic unit responded on a mutual aid request, but was canceled before arriving at the scene, according to radio traffic.
The Cal Star 4 air ambulance landed nearby to transport one person. The helicopter lifted off for Enloe Hospital in Chico just after 9 p.m., reports from the scene stated.
It was not immediately clear if any of the other subjects involved were injured.
The CHP reports indicated a Colusa County Sheriff’s deputy responded to Enloe Hospital to detain a male subject involved with the crash after finding drugs in a diaper bag.
Additional details on the crash were not available Friday night.
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