Los Angeles, CA (September 16, 2024) – According to the California Highway Patrol, a deadly wrong-way crash and fire took place on Sunday night, September 14, on an Orange County toll road.
The wrong-way driver crashed at about 9:30 p.m. on the southbound Highway 73 toll road, near MacArthur Boulevard, in Newport Beach. The California Highway Patrol said witnesses reported the wrong-way driver traveling at high speed before crashing head-on into a BMW. Burned wreckage was scattered across several lanes.
One person was pronounced dead at the site, while another victim was hospitalized. Details about that individual’s condition were not immediately available. Although further information about any additional injuries was reported, an investigation into the circumstances of the crash is still ongoing.
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