LA MESA, Calif. — Two lanes of southbound State Route 125 near La Mesa were closed Tuesday after a vehicle flipped over following a crash, the California Highway Patrol said.
The two-vehicle crash happened shortly after 6:10 a.m. on southbound SR-125, just north of Spring Street, according to CHP.
One vehicle involved in the collision flipped onto its roof near the center divide of the freeway, prompting crews to issue a Sig Alert to block the two left lanes of SR-125.
Video shows several sharks feed on dolphin at Torrey Pines State Beach According to CHP’s Traffic Incident Information Page, one person in the overturned vehicle needed to be extracted from the vehicle and was transported to a nearby hospital.
It was not immediately known if there were any other injuries related to the crash or how many people were in each vehicle involved.
As of 6:50 a.m., crews were working to flip the overturned vehicle back onto its wheels so that a tow truck could remove it from the scene.
According to Caltrans, all lanes were reopened as of 7:30 a.m.
The cause of the incident is still under investigation.
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