A household visiting from Mexico was involved in a head-on collision on a California freeway that left 4 folks lifeless and 6 others injured, police stated.
Two autos, which gave the impression to be a big SUV and a mid-sized sedan, crashed on Highway 12 in Rio Vista shortly after 8 p.m., Solano County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Rex Hawkins advised NBC News.
There had been fatalities in each autos involved in the crash, he stated.
The 4 individuals who died had been pronounced lifeless on the scene scene, whereas all six of these injured had been taken to hospitals, the Rio Vista Fire Department, which responded to the incident, stated in an announcement.
While authorities haven’t launched the names and ages of these killed or the circumstances of most of these injured, Rio Vista Police Chief Jon Mazer advised NBC Bay Area that one individual was doing “reasonably well.”
Rio Vista is greater than 50 miles northeast of Oakland.
“Just speaking from the one person at the hospital, I do know they were on a family vacation up from Mexico,” he stated. (*4*)
The fireplace division warned that site visitors in the realm could be impacted by the crash investigation.
It additionally stated that its service for non-emergency calls might doubtlessly be barely delayed resulting from efforts to help with the transport of sufferers to hospitals.
The reason behind the crash stays underneath investigation.