UPPER LAKE, Calif. – One person was injured in a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 20 near Blue Lakes on Thursday afternoon.

The crash occurred just before 4:30 p.m. at Highway 20 and Blue Lakes Road, blocking the westbound lane, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The driver, the only person reported to be in the vehicle, was pinned when the crash occurred, and had to be extricated, a process that took more than a half-hour to complete, according to reports from the scene.

The air ambulance REACH 6 responded to transport the patient to a trauma center, scanner reports indicated.

The CHP said the driver suffered minor injuries.

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