VAN-SUV CRASH KILLS 2.Byline: Andrea Cavanaugh Staff Writer Two people were killed and two others critically injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. Monday when a van crashed head-on into a sport utility vehicle along Highway 126 and burst into flames. The van's male driver and a woman, who was found in the roadway and may have been thrown from the van, were pronounced dead at the scene of the 4:30 p.m. crash on Highway 126 at Timber Canyon Road. A man riding in the front passenger seat was also hospitalized in critical condition. Their names were not released. The driver of the SUV suffered critical injuries when her vehicle careened into a ditch after the collision. The unidentified woman was flown to an Oxnard hospital, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Sgt. Michael Shaw said. A preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the Ford Econoline van, who was traveling east on the highway, crossed over the double-yellow line A double-yellow line is a common road marking meaning different things in many parts of the world. UK Double yellow lines occur only on the side of carriageways and indicate 'no parking at any time'. and crashed into the Toyota 4Runner “4Runner” redirects here. For the country music group 4 Runner, see 4 Runner. The Toyota 4Runner is an SUV manufactured by Toyota and sold in countries such as the United States, Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Chile from 1984 to the present. , Shaw said. A third vehicle was slightly damaged in the crash, but the lone occupant was uninjured. Highway 126 between Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. and Fillmore was briefly shut down in both directions, with one eastbound east·bound adj. Going toward the east. eastbound Adjective going towards the east Adj. 1. lane opened about 5:15 p.m. and a westbound lane opened 10 minutes later. The crash happened on the section of the rural highway once known for its deadly collisions before it was widened from two lanes to four in the 1980s, Shaw said. ``This is what used to be called Blood Alley,'' he said. Andrea Cavanaugh, (818) 713-3669 andrea.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sgt. Tony Viaropulos examines the remains of an SUV that crashed with a van Monday. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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