2 Injured When Car Plows Into La Jolla Diner

SAN DIEGO, CA — Two people suffered minor injuries Wednesday when a vehicle veered off a La Jolla street and plowed into the back of a diner.

The accident in the 7500 block of Girard Avenue occurred shortly before 10 a.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

Medics took the victims to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

Emergency crews evacuated businesses on both sides of the restaurant due to a fumes escaping from a natural gas line ruptured in the crash. San Diego Gas & Electric was called in to deactivate the broken pipe.

A city building inspector and county health-services personnel were dispatched to check the damaged structure for any public hazards resulting from the traffic accident.

— City News Service