Â
Sponsored by
5 dead in crash on rain-slicked Calif. freeway
Posted: Apr 12, 2010 9:06 AM
Updated: Apr 12, 2010 9:06 AM
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) - The California Highway Patrol has reopened southbound Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles after a rainy crash that killed four juveniles and one man.
Officer John Lutz says a man died after his pickup overturned and struck the center divider on the rain-slick freeway in the Newhall Pass at 11:55 p.m. Sunday. Lutz says four youngsters in another car were killed when it hit the truck. Two more cars also
crashed, leaving one person critically injured.
Southbound lanes were closed for nearly nine hours.
The names and ages of the victims were not immediately available.
Lutz says rain was a contributing factor in the crash about 25 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. But the main factor - such as unsafe speed or a mechanical problem - is under investigation.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
PLEASE HELP US MODERATE COMMENTS
Offensive or inappropriate comments are subject to removal. To report a comment, please e-mail us at feedback@ksby.com, and include the name of the story and information on the comment.
Thank you! KSBY.com
KSBY.COM VIDEOS
-
Hasay finishes 18th at regionals, fails to advance to NCAA Championships in 10K
Views: 1 May 24, 2013 -
"Monster" reunited with owner after his cage was blown away during Oklahoma tornado
Views: 99 May 22, 2013 -
Joshua Hornsby mourns the loss of his young daughter killed in the Oklahoma tornado
Views: 30 May 22, 2013
Comments