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Couple Air-Lifted to Hospital After Car Lands in Canyon Off Highway 67

Two people were air-lifted to a hospital after their car tumbled hundreds of feet off Scripps Poway Parkway Friday morning.

β€œIt was a challenging rescue to this vehicle over the side,” said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Carl Schwettmann.

Cal Fire San Diego rescued a couple Friday at around 9:30 a.m. in the Sycamore Canyon Road area near Highway 67.

The Infiniti Q60 the couple was driving tumbled a few hundred yards to the bottom of a hill. Cal Fire said a man was thrown from the car and a woman was trapped inside.

An investigator said it appeared the car blew a flat tire, hit the concrete divider, bounced back across the road, and about 400 feet into a ravine. The slick roadways from recent storms may have played a role in the accident.

Both occupants had to be airlifted to Palomar Hospital and are in critical condition, officials said.

β€œIf somebody hadn’t called it in, we may not have found them,” he said. β€œThis crash would have been very difficult to locate.”

A tow truck blocked one lane of westbound traffic on Scripps Poway Parkway as they attempted to pull the car to the top of the road.

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