[03-25-2023] San Diego County, CA – One Person Hospitalized in El Cajon Two-Vehicle Crash, Hazmat Unit Responded

At least one person was hospitalized following a two-vehicle collision that prompted the Hazmat unit to respond in El Cajon on Saturday afternoon, March 25, 2023.

According to the Heartland Fire & Rescue battalion chief, the crash occurred shortly after 2:00 p.m. at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Claydelle Avenue.

The circumstances that led to the collision involving a car and a pool maintenance truck remain under investigation. The car driver was sent to Grossmont Hospital for unspecified injuries and in an unknown condition. No information was available on the truck driver.

A shelter-in-place order had been issued. Two gallons of chlorine and five gallons of pool acid were discovered to be spilling in the back of the truck. It was immediately contained before the spill leaked into the sewage systems.

The crash is still being investigated. The San Diego County Hazmat Division provided assistance to neutralize the spilled hazardous chemicals.

Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

Vehicle collisions account for a disproportionate share of preventable fatalities and injuries in the United States. Worldwide, more than ten million people are injured and two million people are killed in automotive accidents each year.

The number of people killed in car accidents rose by 8.3 percent in 2020, according to the National Safety Council. In the three years leading up to 2020, this figure has decreased consistently. There were 39,107 fatalities in the United States due to automobile accidents in 2019. In 2020, there were 42,338 of them.

There were 3,847 people killed in car accidents in California in 2020. There were 1,587 fatalities in collisions involving two or more vehicles (41%). 2,260 people, or 59%, were killed in single-car accidents.

Two or more vehicles were involved in 77% of all injury cases, 71% of all accident cases in which injuries occurred, and 72% of all accident cases overall. In 2020, over 8,000 individuals were killed or injured in angle collisions.

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