Two transported to hospital following car accident

A truck went over the edge of Bennett Valley Road near Glen Ellen|
CHASE HUNTER
INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

A car crash sent two people to the hospital Monday when their SUV drove off the road and rolled 100 feet down an embankment near Sonoma Creek at 6:46 p.m., according to California Highway Patrol officer Greg Wiskus.

The pair of individuals were trapped inside the car before Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue arrived at the scene at extricated them from the vehicle.

First responders transferred the individuals to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries sustained in the incident.

CHP was unable to provide information on the cause of the incident or why the vehicle left the road.

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