3 Rescued From I-5 Rollover Crash At Alton Parkway Wednesday

LAKE FOREST, CA — Orange County Fire Authority firefighters rescued three people trapped in an overturned SUV late Wednesday, officials reported.

A white SUV crashed and overturned on the I-5 through Lake Forest at 10 p.m., according to an OCFA spokesperson. Firefighters from the Irvine station raced to the scene to find three people trapped inside the vehicle.

The firefighters used technical rescue equipment to cut the injured people from the white SUV, and medics took them to an area trauma center in stable condition.

California Highway Patrol assisted in the response. The condition of the patients and the cause of the crash were not released as of this report.