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Two hospitalized after minivan overturns on Highway 79

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Posted at 11:45 AM, Nov 03, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-03 14:45:15-05

DESCANSO, Calif. (CNS) - Two people were briefly trapped in an overturned minivan on Highway 79 in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, Cal Fire said today.

The accident happened on the freeway near Oakzanita Springs RV Campground at around 9:30 a.m. Sunday. A red Toyota Sienna minivan with two people aboard overturned.

Cal Fire San Diego firefighters pulled the two people from the minivan. They were then taken to the hospital, Cal Fire San Diego Public Information Officer Thomas Shoots said.

The patients' conditions were not immediately available. Highway 79 was blocked in both directions until about 11 a.m.