Rio Linda Two-Vehicle Crash Left 5 People Hurt

SACRAMENTO, CA (August 18, 2021) – On Sunday, a two-vehicle crash in the Rio Linda intersection sent five people to a hospital.

The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. in the area of Blacktop Road and Elkhorn Boulevard, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said.

Afterwards, officials arrived at the scene to discover two vehicles showing heavy damage to both front ends.

In addition, the responding personnel also extracted at least one person inside the vehicle.

At this time, the conditions of all five patients from the wreckage remains unknown.

Rio Linda Officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding the two-vehicle crash.


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