[aajami]

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This happened on the 73 in Newport Coast this morning. Hope it wasn't anyone here.

Article from OCRegister

NEWPORT BEACH – A cement truck collided with two other vehicles Thursday morning near the 73 freeway offramp and Newport Coast Drive – sending three people to hospitals with life-threatening injuries and closing several lanes.

California Highway Patrol officials said the collision happened at 8:42 a.m. between a gardening truck and a cement truck, causing the cement truck to tip over into southbound Newport Coast Drive lanes.

After the collision, the truck fell onto a blue car, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Larry Kurtz said.

Three people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and one was initially in critical condition, Kurtz said.

A 50-year-old man and 49-year-old woman were taken with moderate traumatic injuries to Mission Hospital and the 50-year-old man who was in critical condition was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, where his condition began to improve, Kurtz said.

Authorities said about 50 cars worth of traffic accumulated at 8:46 a.m. after officials closed down all southbound lanes of Newport Coast Drive near the offramp.

Both Newport Beach and Irvine police officers assisted with traffic direction, as streets in both cities were affected.

It was unclear how long traffic would be blocked, CHP Officer Denise Quesada said.

[MalibuBimmer]

This is very worrying to me. There are not many protonic blue i8s. I traded wheels with one of the few owners of that color i8 last year. He is from Orange County. I hope it is not him and I also hope everyone got out with minor injuries. But boy does that look bad.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by MalibuBimmer

This is very worrying to me. There are not many protonic blue i8s. I traded wheels with one of the few owners of that color i8 last year. He is from Orange County. I hope it is not him and I also hope everyone got out with minor injuries. But boy does that look bad.

I truly hope that the occupants were not seriously injured and that it was not the person you mentioned.

That looks horrible.

-mk

[formulagt]

Hope that's not Danny (TWM6) - he's local and has a protonic blue, we were just talking about hitting up Cars & Coffee together...

[formulagt]

California Highway Patrol officials said the collision happened at 8:42 a.m. between a gardening truck and a cement truck, causing the cement truck to tip over into southbound Newport Coast Drive lanes.

After the collision, the truck fell onto a blue car, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Larry Kurtz said.

[Chloros]

Article from OCRegister

NEWPORT BEACH – A cement truck collided with two other vehicles Thursday morning near the 73 freeway offramp and Newport Coast Drive – sending three people to hospitals with life-threatening injuries and closing several lanes.

California Highway Patrol officials said the collision happened at 8:42 a.m. between a gardening truck and a cement truck, causing the cement truck to tip over into southbound Newport Coast Drive lanes.

After the collision, the truck fell onto a blue car, Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Larry Kurtz said.

Three people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and one was initially in critical condition, Kurtz said.

A 50-year-old man and 49-year-old woman were taken with moderate traumatic injuries to Mission Hospital and the 50-year-old man who was in critical condition was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, where his condition began to improve, Kurtz said.

Authorities said about 50 cars worth of traffic accumulated at 8:46 a.m. after officials closed down all southbound lanes of Newport Coast Drive near the offramp.

Both Newport Beach and Irvine police officers assisted with traffic direction, as streets in both cities were affected.

It was unclear how long traffic would be blocked, CHP Officer Denise Quesada said.

[MalibuBimmer]

Looking at the license plate it appears this car was licensed around September-October of last year. (For those of you who are not Californians, non special interest license plates are issued sequentially. I have a car newly licensed in October 2015 that starts with 7 and the letter N. This plate starts 7 M.) So I don't think it is Danny. Thank God. But I hope whoever was in it -- and the other vehicles -- makes it OK.

[YWGT3]

A terrible and tragic accident. Unsettling to learn that it involved a fellow i8 owner and enthusiast. I just hope that everyone involved in this unfortunate incident , especially those three who sustained life-threatening injuries, will fully recover.

[MalibuBimmer]

Just spoke to Danny. He's fine and just as horrified as we are about that accident.

[twm6]

guys I am fine, my heart did drop as soon as I learned of such tragic incident and my prayer goes out to the driver and family

thank you to all who have shown concern

[M3 Number 86]

Holy shit. Hope for a full recovery!

[Robert]

Damn this is serious, wish everyone injured luck and recovers fully soon

[MalibuBimmer]

From the photos it appears that the top was cut away and that the seats are intact. While I would like to know more, it looks as if the carbon fiber held up. (I didn't see all those photos earlier.)

[///M-Furby]

im amazed a cement truck fell on the i8 and the people inside were not instantly killed. that thing is crushed. i hope everyone will become healthy and soon

[hoyasaxa]

Really scary how much freak occurrences can alter the course of (or end) our lives.

[CRtoE92]

I pray for all victims to survive. Unexpected event like this really sucks for the family

I Know there is no level 1 trauma center in OC wish they were taken to UCLA habor but kinda far from there

[Anderw]

very bad situation hope that everyone ends up being okay

[MalibuBimmer]

Originally Posted by CRtoE92

I pray for all victims to survive. Unexpected event like this really sucks for the family

I Know there is no level 1 trauma center in OC wish they were taken to UCLA habor but kinda far from there

Not even at UCI medical center? http://www.ucirvinehealth.org/medica...-care-surgery/

[CRtoE92]

Originally Posted by MalibuBimmer

Not even at UCI medical center? http://www.ucirvinehealth.org/medica...-care-surgery/

Oh thanks for this So they did become level 1 the why didnt they take them there??? Its pretty close from the scene! Again I am sure they will receive the best care wherever they go... They will be in my prayer tonight

[bluekn8286]

Oh no! The car is materialistic and can be replaced; what matters the most is the driver's and passengers' lives. I truly hope they are ok!

[MalibuBimmer]

Originally Posted by ///M-Furby

im amazed a cement truck fell on the i8 and the people inside were not instantly killed. that thing is crushed. i hope everyone will become healthy and soon

The article wasn't clear but I think it was the gardening truck that collapsed on the i8. A cement truck would weigh many tons and flatten it notwithstanding carbon fiber.

Correction: Others have pointed out it must be the cement truck. I stand corrected. The i8 is amazing!

[MalibuBimmer]

There are some posts by bystanders to the L.A. Times article, here: http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-p...225-story.html

This one is significant:

Aydthird

This was actually on Newport Coast drive, at the light of the exit. Story is a little off.

I was there and really want to follow up with the man in critical condition, I believe it's the person in the white little truck, I got him out the car but he wasn't responding to anything I asked him.

Still can't believe the lady in the blue car survived... she was super lucky...
This scene was like straight out of a movie!