Traffic & Transit

3 Injured In Carlsbad Crash

Three people were hospitalized when a car ran a red light and hit another car in Carlsbad, police said.

CARLSBAD, CA – Three people were hospitalized when a car ran a red light and hit another car Saturday, police said.

A 25-year-old man driving a silver Hyundai Tucson ran a red light at about 9:35 a.m. Saturday at southbound Rancho Santa Fe Road and Camino Junipero, Carlsbad police said.

The Hyundai hit the passenger-side door of a black Honda Accord with two occupants, both 22-year-old men. The Accord was making a left turn from Rancho Santa Fe Road when it was hit.

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All three men were taken to an area hospital with moderate to severe injuries.

Drug intoxication is being investigated as a possible factor in the collision, police said.

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– City News Service

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