5 dead and road closure for several hours: the details of the fatal accident that occurred on Pacific Coast Highway, USA

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The accident that happened on the highway Pacific Coast Highway, Californialeft at least 5 people dead.


A terrible accident left five dead after a head-on collision between two vehicles on the highway Pacific Coast Highwaynear Rock Maguaccording to data from the California Highway Patrol (CHP).

Sergeant John Larson of CHP Ventura reported on the matter. “We put out the fires and located five fatalities in the two vehicles, four in a small SUV, which is the primary car that caught fire, and another fatality in a blue Subaru.”

According to the report, heThe 911 emergency call was made around 4:23 a.m. this Sunday. The location of the fire was just north of Magu Rockon the highway facing the Pacific, in the area of Malibuin the southern California.

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After the impact, the two vehicles became balls of fire and blocked the roads of the highway facing the sea, 64 miles west of the city of Los Angeles.

The first emergency teams found two vehicles engulfed in flames and determined that at least five people They lost their lives after the collision.

The investigation of the scene showed that the deadly crash occurred when the two vehicles metnt on the road.

A 2020 Subaru sedan with one occupant traveling north on PCH, just north of Mugu Rock. while a Toyota SUV 2011with four occupants, was traveling south.

For reasons still under investigation, one of the involved vehicles crossed into the opposite lane of traffic causing the head-on collision.


After the impact, the Toyota stopped inside the southbound lane of trafficfacing the opposite side, while the Subaru stopped looking the other way within the northbound lanes.

The Toyota was engulfed in flames upon impact. All occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, after putting out the vehicle fire.

The sole occupant of the Subaru also died at the scene..

The cause of the accident is still unknown and the investigation is ongoing.

The names of the victims and the counties of residence are being withheld. pending notification of his next of kin by the Ventura County Medical Examiner.

It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in this crash.




Editorial GossipVehicle. With information from Univision.