Emergency personnel prepare the victim of a crash into a tree on Pittsburgh Road for transport by CALSTAR helicopter (rear) Tuesday night. (Photo by Eileen Joyce)

Two Nevada County teens were injured after their car smashed into a tree outside of Nevada City Tuesday night.

The male passenger went by helicopter to Sutter Roseville Medical Center with a broken right leg, extensive facial cuts and possible head injuries from the 7:55 p.m. crash on Pittsburgh Road, said Officer Chuck Dunbar of the California Highway Patrol.

The female driver went by ambulance to Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital with a possible broken leg and possible internal injuries.

There were no skid marks where the late-model Audi left Pittsburgh Road while heading northbound, just north of Pittsburgh Mine Road, and struck the pine tree.

The passenger wasn't wearing a seat belt, and his head smashed into the windshield, Dunbar said.

The boy went by ambulance to Ridge and Gold Flat roads in Nevada City to meet a CALSTAR helicopter.

Nevada County Consolidated and Nevada City fire crews also responded, along with Sierra Nevada Ambulance, the Sheriff's Office and Nevada City police.

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