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Car Goes off SR-125, Slams Into a Tree in El Cajon

Two Grossmont College students were taken to the hospital after their SUV went off the State Route 125 in El Cajon and slammed into a tree Wednesday night, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed.

The crash happened at approximately 8:40 p.m. on the SR 125 at Grossmont College onramp.

According to the CHP, the SUV crashed into a tree in the backyard of a home on the 2600 block of Kildware Way.

The driver, a 17-year old female and the passenger were taken to the hospital.

CHP says one of the victims helped pull the other out of the SUV. Both of them are okay.

It appears that speed may have been a factor in the crash.

No other information was immediately available.

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