SAN DIEGO, CA : 2 hospitalized following crash involving motorcycle on Interstate 8 near Old Town on Friday, 18th January 2019

Two people were hospitalized Friday morning following a crash involving six vehicles and a motorcycle on Interstate 8 near Old Town, authorities said.

It happened about 7:35 a.m. on westbound I-8, just east of Morena Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Officer Tommy Doerr said.

The motorcyclist was taken to UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest, Doerr said, adding that a second person also was taken to a hospital.

Condition reports were not immediately available, but at least one of the patients had major injuries, according to the CHP, which was investigating the circumstances of the crash.

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