Two drivers found dead in car crash on State Route 98, one passenger sustains major injuries

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - Two people died in a car crash on State Route 98, west of Mount Signal Road, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP).

On April 9, 2026, at about 5:32 a.m., at 34-year-old man was driving a Hyundai Elantra eastbound on State Route 98.

The Hyundai had a front seat passenger, a 34-year-old woman.

A 25-year-old man in a Toyota Camry was driving westbound on SR 98, when both vehicles collided.

The driver of the Hyundai and Toyota both died in the crash and the passenger had major injuries.

The woman was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center.

CHP says the people in the Hyundai were properly restrained at the time of the crash, but the driver of the Toyota was not.

CHP is reminding drivers to focus on driving defensively.