A two-vehicle accident caused an SUV to crash into the side of an apartment complex in San Luis Obispo on Sunday morning.
The crash happened around 10:35 a.m. at the intersection of Los Osos Valley Road and Royal Way.
A woman who said she was at the scene as the accident unfolded told law enforcement that one of the vehicles involved ran a red light. The vehicles involved were a red Chevrolet Tahoe and a silver Honda.
It's unclear which vehicle reportedly ran the red light.
At least two people were in the Honda. At least one person was in the Chevrolet.
The number of injuries is not yet known. At least one person was transported by ambulance.
"Unfortunately, there's pretty significant damage to the first story, which then affected the second story," said Fire Battalion Chief Ray Hais with the city's fire department. "[...] [The building department] will assess the situation, but in my expertise, I believe that the building department is going to red-tag it."
Chief Hais added that the residents of the apartment were not home at the time of the incident, but a small chihuahua was in the room. The dog is said to be unharmed and was reunited with its owners.
Both the upstairs and downstairs units will be displaced because of the accident, Hais said.
The upstairs neighbor was home at the time of the crash.
"What a shock. I heard a collision," Jerome Gilmore said. "I really didn't feel anything in the building and said, 'Oh, that's a collision.' Walked outside. [...] The next thing I saw was a car in the apartment below me."
The crash is under investigation.
"Fortunately, we got family here and there's been resources from the city of SLO and from Red Cross," said Gilmore. "And we'll get a hotel room and just figured out how long it's going to be."
