SAN DIEGO, CA – A two-car collision on Interstate 5 left one vehicle submerged in Tecolote Creek on Thursday night, reports NBC San Diego.
According to officials with San Diego Fire-Rescue, crews were called to the accident near the I-5 and Sea World Drive interchange around 9 p.m.
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After the crash, one of the vehicles was sent off the edge of the highway and landed on its roof in the river. A female passenger was trapped in the vehicle while it sank underwater.
When rescue crews arrived, they jumped in the creek and removed the woman from the vehicle. Responders attempted CPR before she was rushed to a nearby hospital.
No updates on her condition have been provided.
The San Diego County technical rescue team was not sure if other motorists were in the water and began a helicopter search with infrared camera. They did not find any other victims and called off the search by 11 p.m.
We will update this blog if more information becomes available.
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