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Two injured in accident near Shandon 

Two people were injured Tuesday at about 9 a.m. in a three-vehicle accident on Highway 46 east of Shandon, the California Highway Patrol reports.

At about 9:09 a.m., CHP responded to an accident on the highway just east of Highway 41. A black Volkswagen Jetta driven by Elizabeth Turner, 24, of Salinas, traveled into oncoming traffic to perform a passing maneuver without sufficient clearance to safely negotiate the pass, CHP reports.

As a result, she collided head on with a gray 2014 Ford Escape, driven by Edward Mosley, 65, of El Monte, who was traveling westbound. After the collision, the Ford Escape continued off the north roadway edge across the dirt shoulder and down an embankment.

The Jetta traveled back into the eastbound traffic lane where it collided with the right side of a 2013 Peterbuilt truck, driven by Roy Bishop Jr., 49, of Bluefield, VA. The driver of the Jetta sustained minor injuries consisting of lacerations to her hand and complaint of pain to her arm, she was transported by CHP Air rescue to Sierra Vista hospital for treatment of her injuries. Her two juvenile passengers were uninjured, but were also transported to Sierra Vista Hospital as a precaution.

The driver of the Ford sustained major but non-life-threatening injuries, including a broken pelvis, and was also transported via CHP Air Rescue to Sierra Vista Hospital for treatment of his injuries. The driver of the Peterbuilt was uninjured. The cause of the collision is currently still under investigation.

Drugs or alcohol were not thought to have contributed to the accident, said CHP Officer Adrian Ayala, but the investigation remained ongoing as of Tuesday afternoon.

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