UPDATE (2:45 p.m.) — Officials say both lanes of Highway 41 have reopened Sunday afternoon.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) blocked off traffic on the highway earlier in the day as emergency crews conducted an emergency rescue for a van that had driven over the side of the road.
Cal Fire SLO reports that the driver of the van was extracted by a CHP helicopter and taken to a local hospital with moderate injuries.
Authorities are still trying to recover the vehicle as of 2:30 p.m.
UPDATE (12:45 p.m.) — Traffic control on the southbound lane of Highway 41 began just after 12:30 p.m., according to the CHP.
Officials told KSBY that several agencies, including the CHP and Cal Fire SLO, are still at the scene trying to recover the vehicle.
Cal Fire SLO reports that one person has been injured.
The cause of the crash is still unknown.
UPDATE (11:38 a.m.) — The CHP has closed off the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 41 while crews perform a rescue operation.
(11:30 a.m.) — A crash on Highway 41 near Bear Ridge Road has slowed traffic on the highway, according to the CHP.
The agency says they received a report of a car traveling off the roadway near Morro Creek at around 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
By 11:08 a.m., emergency personnel reportedly found the vehicle and one person who was still unconscious.
Several agencies were still at the scene at 11:30 a.m.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
