Two people hospitalized with serious injuries after four-vehicle crash in Carmichael
Two people were seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Carmichael, California Highway Patrol and fire authorities said.
Two occupants had to be extricated from two separate cars involved in the crash, which happened shortly after 8 a.m. on Madison Avenue near Hackberry Lane, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said in tweets.
Two people were taken to hospitals in critical condition, according to Metro Fire. Two others had minor injuries, one of whom was taken to a hospital.
Photos posted by Metro Fire and the CHP showed at least three vehicles with severe front-end damage, including a black Ford Mustang that had also sustained significant rear-end damage.
Eastbound Madison Avenue was closed for about an hour while officers investigated, the CHP’s North Sacramento office said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
We are on scene at major injury collision on Madison Avenue at Hackberry. Eastbound Madison Avenue is closed while we investigate and estimated time to open is 0900. Please slow down and drive safe. pic.twitter.com/SmyGjzdX4u
— CHP North Sac (@CHPNSac) April 6, 2023
