Three San Diego, California, firefighters were injured in a vehicle crash on their way to assist with Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.

Three members of a California search and rescue team were injured in a vehicle crash Sunday morning as they were driving cross-country to support Hurricane Helene relief efforts in North Carolina. The three people injured were part of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s (SDFD) 48-person “Urban Search & Rescue California Task Force 8.

"These first responders put their own lives on the line every day, here at home and around the country when called," said San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria.