LUCERNE, Calif. – A vehicle crash in Lucerne Thursday evening resulted in one person being flown out to a regional trauma center and traffic being backed up along Highway 20.

The crash occurred just after 7 p.m. Thursday on Highway 20 about a quarter-mile west of Foothill Drive.

A single vehicle was reported to have rolled over, and was lying on its side, according to the California Highway Patrol. Witnesses at the scene said the vehicle was a pickup.

Initially, the crash blocked the eastbound lane of traffic, with radio reports indicating a short time later that the entire highway was blocked due to the crash.

Two people were out of the car when Northshore Fire Protection District firefighters arrived, with radio traffic indicating one of the subjects had suffered major injuries.

The REACH 6 air ambulance was called and arrived at about 7:25 p.m., landing at Lucerne Harbor Park, where a Northshore Fire ambulance had transported the patient, according to radio reports.

Ten minutes later, the helicopter lifted off, en route to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.

It was reported that another subject may have been transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital by a private vehicle following the crash.

All firefighters had cleared the scene just after 8 p.m., according to radio reports.

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