CHULA VISTA, Calif. (KGTV) – A driver was rescued after the pickup truck he was driving plunged down an embankment off a Chula Vista roadway early Monday morning.
Just before 3 a.m., a truck was traveling on Otay Lakes Road, near Wueste Road, when the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle.
The truck veered from the road and down a hill before coming to rest on its side.
Emergency crews took about 45 minutes to free the driver from the wreckage; the man was transported to the hospital via helicopter with injuries considered major.
No other vehicles were involved in the incident.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.
