Four Car Crash Kills Two, Injures Three in Dana Point

Two people were killed and three others injured in a four car crash that split one car in half Sunday afternoon in Dana Point.

According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the incident took place at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Coast Highway near Beach Road. Police are still investigating the circumstances that led to the accident, but early indications suggest that a Volkswagen Jetta traveling northbound on the two lane road attempted to pass a Mini Cooper piloted by a student driver and struck a Honda Civic and a passenger van traveling in the opposite direction.

“It appears initially that the Volkswagen attempted some type of passing movement, and then shortly after the collision occurred,” says Sheriff’s Lieutenant Jeff Hallock. On the stretch of Coast Highway where the accident happened, double yellow lines prohibit vehicles from making any such passing maneuvers.

The violent collision split the Volkswagen in half, scattering debris and car parts across all lanes. A 43 year old man and a 32 year old woman on board were killed. A child safety seat was buckled into the rear passenger seat, but the couple’s ten month old child was not in the car at the time.

The accident also knocked the passenger van onto its side, inflicting moderate injuries to a man and a woman inside. A woman in the Honda Civic was hurt as well. All three were taken to Mission Regional Trauma Center in Mission Viejo where they are expected to make a full recovery. The 15 year old student driver and an instructor in the Mini Cooper were unhurt.

Following the crash, both directions of Coast Highway were closed between Camino Capistrano and Beach Road as crews cleared away the obliterated Volkswagen and the rest of the accident debris. Investigators were also on the scene to confirm the cause of the accident. At this time it is unclear of speed was also a factor.

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