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Mudslide causes accident on SR 79; vehicle plunges 70 feet, ambulance crashes

Thursday, January 21^st, 2010
Issue 03, Volume 14.

TEMECULA - A motorist was injured today when a mudslide caused a vehicle to leave the road and go 70 feet down an embankment outside Temecula, and an ambulance sent to the scene also crashed into an embankment.

The crash was reported on state Route 79, east of Vail Lake Road, at 5:36 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Caltrans was called to handle the mudslide, while emergency tow crews were called to winch the car up from the embankment, the CHP reported.

There was no immediate word about whether the ambulance driver was injured.

A mudslide has occurred on state Route 79, near Vail Lake Road, east of Temecula, leading to a crash that sent a vehicle 70 feet over the side, the California Highway Patrol reports.

CalTrans and emergency crews with a 70-foot winch have been called to the scene, according to the CHP.

3 comments

me again
Comment #1 | Friday, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:29 am

you cannot trust crazy mountain bikers from vail lake

Dont drive in the Rain
Comment #2 | Friday, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:11 am

70 feet really!!! I drive that road everyday and came across it on my way home yesterday, If people knew how to drive in rainy weather that person probably wouldnt have gone over the embankment that appeared to be about 20 feet and not 70. If there is mud across the road people still think they can make it and this was a small car not a truck either.

green
Comment #3 | Friday, Jan 22, 2010 at 3:23 pm

'Dont drive in the rain' has obviously never seen a mudslide push a car off the road. That person was most likely driving just fine , just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Yes , the road drops off 70 feet ( not a cliff , but pretty steep) . Most of the bad driving I've seen is in the city . Slow down in the Rain . . . .

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