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Two men were injured Tuesday morning when one of them ran a red light

and was broadsided by the other at a busy intersection in Costa Mesa,

police said.

Thomas Frank Anderson, 62, of Hemet was driving his white Ford pickup

truck northbound on Baker Street about 10:49 a.m. when he zoomed past the

red light at the intersection of Red Hill Avenue and was hit by Harry

Edward Coulter, 62, of Laguna Woods, who was heading northbound on Red

Hill, said Lt. Dale Birney.

The force of the collision caused the truck to overturn, he said.

Coulter was driving a 1999 Ford sedan and was proceeding on a green

light, officials said. Both men sustained injuries, though not

life-threatening. They were taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana.

Anderson suffered cuts to his face and both arms. Birney said the man

lost skin on his left hand. Coulter suffered a fractured right wrist,

Birney said.

Birney said it is not known why Anderson ran the red light, and that

there was no indication of brake or equipment failure.