Vehicle Collides into the Rear of a Semi on I-40

BARSTOW:(VVNG.com)- On Friday, April 10, 2015 at 4:18 P.M., dispatch received a report that a vehicle had run into the back of a semi on the westbound I-40 at mile marker 63.

According to CHP incident logs, the driver of the semi called dispatch and reported the accident.

Per scanner traffic, the vehicle described as a green Pontiac was occupied by two parties. When firefighters arrived they found the vehicle partially into the semi. With one person trapped inside the vehicle and requiring extrication.

An airship was requested to transport at least one of victims to an out of area trauma hospital with unknown injuries.

CHP logs indicated, a dog that was also in the vehicle at the time of the crash was taken by Barstow Animal Control.

More information will be updated as it becomes available.