CRASHES LEAVE TWO DEAD UNRELATED COLLISIONS OCCUR HOURS APART IN A.V.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Two men, one from Visalia and the other from Lancaster, were killed in two separate traffic collisions that occurred about three hours apart. Gurdarshan Singh, 46, of Visalia was killed about 8:30 p.m. Sunday when he ran a stop sign at Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling and Avenue G and collided with a pickup truck, authorities said. Gilbert Heath, 41, of Lancaster was killed about 11:30 p.m. when he lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into a tree, authorities said. Singh was heading west on Avenue G in a 2001 Toyota van The Toyota Town Ace/Lite Ace was a vehicle made by Toyota and distributed worldwide in a multitude of different versions. It featured a sharply sloped front, in contrast to the upright flat front common in other similar Japanese vans. and collided with a northbound 2002 Chevrolet pickup driven by Leon Estrada, 54, of Lancaster, Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers said. Both vehicles came to rest in a dirt field, the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan said. Estrada suffered major injuries and was taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills, where he was reported Monday to be in fair condition, hospital officials said. Sheriff's deputies said they responded to a report of a traffic collision that occurred at 11:30 p.m. in the 8500 block of East Avenue K. Heath was heading west on Avenue K when his 2001 Ford truck veered left and hit a large cottonwood tree on the south side of the road, deputies said. Deputies said Heath died on impact and that excessive speed appeared to have been a factor in the crash. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) A pickup truck belonging to Gilbert Heath of Lancaster crashed into this tree at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , leaving Heath dead. Paul Weatherman/Special to the Daily News |
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