Three dead in crash on Interstate 8 in Imperial County

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is investigating a crash which left three people dead.

The crash happened at around 8:15 a.m. Saturday when a 21-year-old Yuma man was driving a 1993 Honda Civic eastbound on Interstate 8 east of Mountain Springs Road.

CHP says, "For unknown reasons, the driver of the Honda veered to the left onto the center median, crashed and rolled over onto its roof."

As a result, the driver and his passenger, a 21-year-old woman also from Yuma, "were ejected from the vehicle" and died from their injuries. Another passenger, a two-year-old boy also from Yuma, was found inside the Honda, and was pronounced dead on scene.

CHP says the Imperial County Coroner's Office was called to to take the body, and says their names will be released pending next of kin notification.

CHP says both the driver and passenger were not wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash while the child was found inside a child seat.

While it is unknown if impairment was a factor in the crash, the investigation is ongoing.