National City, CA – A vehicle crash early Saturday morning at the 8th Street Gate of a naval base left one man injured. Emergency responders were initially directed to Civic Center and Tidelands Avenue at 4:46 a.m., but no accident was found at that location.
At 4:58 a.m., authorities confirmed the crash occurred at Harbor Drive and the 8th Street Gate on the naval base. Federal Firefighters, the National City Fire Department (NCFD), Base Police, and Military Police responded to the scene.
Upon arrival, they found a male driver trapped inside an overturned vehicle. He sustained injuries and was transported to the Naval Medical Center in Balboa Park for treatment. The cause of the crash and the object struck remain unknown.
The incident is under investigation by the involved agencies, including NCFD, Federal Fire, and military authorities.