Three dead, two injured in crash near McCabe Road in Imperial County
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) say three people died and two people were injured in a crash Monday evening.
According to a press release, the crash happened at around 5:10 p.m. Pacific in the area of State Route (SR) 111 and McCabe Road.
CHP says a 2007 Lincoln MKZ was driving northbound on SR 111, north of McCabe Road, in moderate traffic when, for unknown reasons, the driver of the Lincoln veered left, driving through the dirt center median and into the the southbound lanes of SR 111.
As a result, CHP says the Lincoln crashed into a 2020 Nissan Rogue driving southbound, but then a 2021 Honda Accord, also driving southbound on SR 111, crashed into the Lincoln.
CHP says the driver of the Lincoln, a 50-year-old man from El Centro, and the driver and passenger of the Nissan, a 57-year-old woman from El Centro and a 51-year-old woman from Calexico, died from their injuries.
However, CHP says the driver and passenger of the Honda suffered minor injuries, and says everyone involved was wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.
While it is not known if impairment was a factor in the crash, the investigation is ongoing.
