Accidents that occured in California or impacted California residents.
A multi-vehicle crash in Granada Hills has injured six people, with one in critical condition. The crash occurred on Wednesday and involved multiple cars. Three patients were transported to the hospital while the other three were treated at the scene.
A deadly accident in Citrus Heights involving a vehicle and a pedestrian has resulted in the closure of a portion of Antelope Road. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the car was found uninjured. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Three Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton were among the four victims killed in a fiery single-car crash on the 5 Freeway in Downey. The accident occurred early Saturday morning when the driver lost control of the vehicle at a high rate of speed causing the vehicle to collide with a guardrail and the bridge abutment. The accident is currently under investigation.
An unidentified woman died in a single-car crash in Fresno County on Monday morning. The crash occurred on W. Kearney Boulevard near Howard Avenue. The woman drifted onto the shoulder, over-corrected, and crashed into a tree. It is unclear if drugs or alcohol were involved.
Five people died when a car slammed into an attenuator and burst into flames on the 710 Freeway in the Long Beach area Monday morning, authorities said.
A 17-year-old male Perris resident was driving a 2011 GMC pickup truck at a high rate of speed southbound on Van Buren when he allegedly lost control and struck two pedestrians. Two male victims were found unresponsive and were pronounced dead at the scene.
One person died and several others were injured after a crash involving 10 cars on the I-10 Freeway in Upland Sunday night. Some of the victims in the mass-casualty incident required extrication from their vehicles. Three people were taken to the hospital, one with life-threatening injuries and two others with non-life-threatening injuries.
A deadly crash in Merced County is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. The crash involved four vehicles and resulted in the death of the driver of the SUV. The driver of the vehicle that allegedly caused the crash fled the scene.
Two cars and a motorcycle were severely damaged in Elk Grove after what officials think could have been a race gone wrong. Elk Grove Police Department officials say while the investigation is still underway, speed was likely a factor in the crash that happened around 8 p.m. Thursday in the 4600 block of Elk Grove Boulevard.
Four people were killed in a solo vehicle crash on the 5 Freeway in Downey. The vehicle was on fire when authorities arrived. The cause of the crash is under investigation.