Three children among five killed in early morning Highway 4 crash in Pittsburg

5 individuals, together with three kids, had been killed early Thursday morning when a wrong-way driver collided with one other car on state Freeway 4 in Pittsburg, the California Freeway Patrol mentioned.

The wreck occurred about 12:10 a.m., in keeping with the CHP. All 5 individuals had been declared lifeless on the scene. Their identities weren’t instantly launched pending affirmation and notification of subsequent of kin. Authorities didn’t say how outdated the kids had been.

Based on CHP Ofc. Adam Lane, a Hyundai was driving east on Freeway 4 within the westbound lanes. It crashed right into a Ford Flex simply west of Loveridge Highway, he mentioned.

Motorists first notified the CHP of the wrong-way driver. Moments later, reviews arrived of a crash, Lane mentioned.

The Hyundai had all three kids in it, together with a driver, Lane mentioned. The Ford had solely the driving force inside, with no passengers.

The crash was the second deadly incident on the freeway in two days. On Wednesday, a pedestrian throughout the lanes of westbound visitors was struck and killed by a driver in Toyota Tacoma pickup truck close to the San Marco Boulevard exit.

In 2022, there have been 13 deadly crashes on the freeway. The Thursday-morning collision was the primary one with multiple loss of life. There have been 16 deadly crashes on the freeway final 12 months — 14 with a single loss of life and one incident with two deaths.

The CHP mentioned it has not decided whether or not medication or alcohol had been concerned. Toxicology assessments will give them a greater concept, the company mentioned.

The CHP diverted all westbound visitors off of Freeway 4 at Loveridge Highway till 3:30 a.m. The CHP then opened two lanes till about 4 a.m., once they opened the remaining three and ended a Sig Alert for extreme visitors.

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