Injuries reported after multi-vehicle crash on I-8 in Midway District

Publish Date: 2023/09/18

SAN DIEGO, CA — Authorities were called to an injury crash late Monday afternoon involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 8, near San Diego’s Midway District, reports the California Highway Patrol.

The wreck was reported on the eastbound side of I-8, west of Interstate 5. Dispatchers first received the call shortly before 4:27 p.m.

While the events leading up to the accident remain under investigation, preliminary details indicate a FedEx truck rear-ended a gray Hyundai Sonata in lane #2, causing the Hyundai to strike at least two other vehicles. Other callers reported at least five or six vehicles were impacted.

The CHP has not confirmed the number of those hurt or the severity of patients’ conditions, but at least one victim was reportedly bleeding from the head.

Tow services and at least one ambulance were requested at the scene.

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