TWO PEOPLE SUFFERED INJURIES YESTERDAY AFTER A VAN AND A CAR COLLIDED INTO ONE ANOTHER JUST SOUTH OF SALINAS. THE 5:45 P.M. INCIDENT OCCURRED ON OLD STAGE ROAD NEAR ESPERANZA ROAD. CHP HAD THE ROAD BLOCKED FOR OVER AN HOUR. ONE PERSON WAS AIRLIFTED TO A BAY AREA TRAUMA CENTER, WHILE A SECOND VICTIM WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A NEAR-BY HOSPITAL. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
