LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A major injury vehicle crash on Friday evening sent three people to hospitals in Lake County and elsewhere around the region.

The crash occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. at Highway 53 and 29 in Lower Lake, according to radio reports and the California Highway Patrol’s online reports.

The vehicles involved were reported to be a Honda and a Ford Mustang.

The CHP and officials at the scene reported that three people were injured, with at least two of them suffering from head injuries.

One was transported by ground ambulance to Adventist Health Clear Lake Hospital in Clearlake, while the other two were taken by air ambulance to Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center and Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa County, the CHP reported.

Information on the condition of the patients and the cause of the crash were not immediately available on Friday night.

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