The Davis police and fire departments responded to the scene of a vehicle collision that downed a tree in the road Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Davis Fire Department, a pickup struck the tree shortly after 12:30 p.m. near the intersection of West Covell Boulevard and Catalina Drive, causing major front-end damage to the truck and the toppling of the tree into the roadway.
The driver was able to get out of the truck and was later transported to the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento with unspecified injuries, fire officials said. Crews remained on scene for about an hour as the tree was cleared from the road.