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Sunrise Blvd closed briefly after injury crash involving tree

A two-vehicle collision caused a portion of Sunrise Boulevard to be temporarily closed after sending one vehicle into a tree and several people to the hospital Sunday, according to a sergeant with the Citrus Heights Police Department.

Police block traffic on Sunrise Boulevard in Citrus Heights
An officer directs traffic at Oak Avenue after police closed off a portion of Sunrise Boulevard, Sunday afternoon.

Around 5 p.m. Sunday, police responded to a call of a vehicle collision with a tree, where officers on scene discovered that two vehicles had collided, causing one to end up off the road and into a tree, according to CHPD Sergeant Michael Wells.

Police said several people from both vehicles were transported to the hospital “for complaints of pain and precautionary reasons,” and portions of Sunrise Boulevard near Sayonara Drive up to Oak Avenue were closed while vehicles were towed from the scene.

Sunrise Boulevard was reopened shortly after 6 p.m.

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