Crime & Safety
4-Car Crash Near Byron Injures 2; 1 Flown To Hospital
One patient was transported to a trauma center by air and another was transported by ambulance, East Contra Costa Fire officials said.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — One person was flown to a hospital and another was transported by ambulance after a four-car collision near Discover Bay on state Highway 4 near Byron Highway on Tuesday evening, according to the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene around 7 p.m., they found at least five victims and called for additional medical units.
Three of the patients refused medical care, but two others suffered significant injuries and firefighters went to a nearby elementary school to set up a landing zone for a medical helicopter.
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One patient was transported to a trauma center by air and another was transported by ambulance. An update on their current condition was not immediately available.
Four vehicles were damaged in the crash, with two sustaining major damage and two sustaining minor damage. The eastbound lanes of Highway 4 were closed by the California Highway Patrol while firefighters worked to clear the roadway.
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Information about the cause of the collision was not immediately available.
Discovery Bay: Please use caution on SR4 and Byron Hwy. near the curve for a reported 6 vehicle accident. Fire, EMS and medical helicopters are en route.
— ECCFPD (@ECCFPD) December 19, 2018
By Bay City News Service
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