JULY 16, 2009 - A 59-year-old woman was severely injured when her compact car collided with another vehicle at an intersection and overturned, authorities said. The victim was driving a 1993 Ford Festiva north on South Mission Road in San Diego County at about 11:22 a.m., when a 2007 Toyota Camry turned onto Mission from Green Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver of the Festiva swerved to avoid the Camry but they still made contact, causing the Ford to overturn, authorities said. Kazuko Kobryn, the driver of the Camry, was taken to Fallbrook Hospital with minor injuries. The unidentified driver of the Festiva was transported to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, where she was treated for multiple injuries, including bruising of the brain, authorities said. The CHP is continuing its investigation of the car collision.

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