Four Killed, Several Others Injured in Highway Crash

A major head on collision between a minivan and a sedan killed four people and injured several others on Highway 50 Saturday evening in Placerville.

According to reports from local police, the crash took place at about 6 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the freeway near Still Meadow Road where a westbound Toyota Prius with four people on board suddenly veered into oncoming traffic, slamming into a Toyota minivan.

Three passengers inside the Prius were pronounced dead at the scene by responding police and paramedics. The fourth occupant was rushed to a nearby hospital, and six aboard the minivan were also immediately taken to area hospitals, including a young child who was later pronounced dead.

The severity of injuries sustained is not known at this time, or the details of those who were killed in the crash. Police and the county coroner’s office are still working to notify their next of kin.

Not all those taken to the hospital from the minivan suffered injuries however, said the California Highway Patrol. Two one year old children who were properly restrained in their safety seats were unhurt in the crash; they were taken to the hospital purely as a precautionary measure.

The crash forced the shutdown of all eastbound lanes of Highway 50 for several hours as rescue crews cleaned the accident from the road and police investigators looked for any indications as to what may have caused the Prius to suddenly swerve into oncoming lanes. It is unknown if alcohol was a factor, or if the vehicle suffered some kind of mechanical malfunction.

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