Driver trapped in vehicle on Hwy. 101 as pair of accidents snarl traffic in SLO County

Multiple vehicles were involved in a pair of traffic collisions in southern San Luis Obispo County early Wednesday morning.

According to the California Highway Patrol’s Traffic Incident Information Page, a caller reported seeing a pair of tail lights go off the northbound roadside of Highway 101 around 5:10 a.m. near the Oak Park Boulevard off-ramp.

The vehicle damaged fencing around 200 feet from the off-ramp, and ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the collision shortly after it was reported, according to a CHP spokesperson.

Medics and a tow truck were dispatched around 5:30 a.m., locating the vehicle in a culvert, the CHP spokesperson told The Tribune.

Emergency responders worked for around two hours to extricate the driver from the vehicle, according to a Tweet from the Five Cities Fire Authority.

Not long afterwards, a second traffic collision near the Oak Park Boulevard offramp involving two vehicles was reported around 6:44 a.m., according to the Traffic Incident Information Page.

According to the Traffic Incident Information Page, by 6:49 a.m., four vehicles were involved in the collision, with all four vehicles on the roadside.

A tow truck was dispatched to the scene around 6:56 a.m. to remove a gray GMC truck that suffered moderate front end damage in the collision, according to the CHP page.

At least one driver suffered minor injuries, according to the CHP page.