Tractor trailer crash in Imperial County kills one person

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is investigating a tractor trailer crash which left one person dead.

According to a press release, the crash happened at around 4 a.m. Tuesday in the area of State Routes (SR) 86 and 78, near Westmorland.

CHP says a 27-year-old man was driving a 2020 Peterbilt truck, towing two flatbed trailer, southbound on SR 86, and a 55-year-old man was driving a 2016 Kenworth truck, towing a container on a chassis, southbound on SR 86 as well.

For reasons unknown, CHP says the front end of the Peterbilt crashed into the Kenworth's rear trailer, causing one of the trailers attached to the Peterbilt to turn over on its side.

While the driver of the Kenworth was not injured, CHP says the driver of Peterbilt died at the scene, and says he was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The investigation is ongoing.