The California Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that occurred shortly before 1:00 a.m. Wednesday.

According to the CHP, a car was westbound on Highway 98 east of State Route 7. A tractor-trailer rig was northbound on State Route 7 and the two vehicles collided in the intersection. The driver of the car, Daniel Emmanuel Aldrete, 36, of Calexico, and his passenger, Janet Coronado, also of Calexico, were trapped in the car when it became lodged under the truck. The two were extricated by Imperial CountyFire personnel and then transported to El Centro Regional Medical Center with major injuries. The driver of the big rig was identified as 36-year-old Joel De Jesus Murrieta Barraza of Hermosillo, Mexico. The accident remains under investigation.