Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Two Deceased, Three Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash in Capo Beach

The accident has shut down Pacific Coast Highway.

Update 5:55 p.m. A 43-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were killed Sunday and three people suffered moderate injuries in a four-car crash on a beachfront road in Capistrano Beach, authorities said.

The wreck was reported at 1:22 p.m. on Pacific Coast Highway, about a half-mile south of the Palisades-PCH interchange, according to the Orange County Register.

The people who died at the scene were in a white Volkswagen Jetta, according to Capt. Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority.

A 50-year-old woman and a 49-year-old man in a gray Honda, and a 53-year-old woman in a van suffered moderate injuries and were taken to Mission Hospital’s trauma center, Concialdi said.

A boy, 15, riding along with a driving instructor, suffered minor injuries and was released to his parents' custody, according to Concialdi.

The cause of the crash was under investigation, but the Jetta may have attempted an unsafe pass, Lt. Jeff Hallock of the Orange County Sheriff's Department said.

PCH was closed between Capistrano Beach and San Clemente, and was expected to remain shut down for several hours, authorities said.

Update 3:46 p.m.
Two people were killed and three people suffered moderate injuries Sunday in a four-car crash on a beachfront road at Capistrano Beach in Dana Point, City News Service reported.

The wreck was reported at 1:22 p.m. on Coast Highway, south of the PCH interchange at Capistrano Creek, said Capt. Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority.

The two people who died at the scene were in the same car, Concialdi said.

Three people were transported to Mission Trauma Center with moderate injuries, while a fourth person suffered very minor injuries and did not require transport, Concialdi said.

Nearby PCH remained open, but Coast Highway was closed between Capistrano Beach and San Clemente, and was expected to remain shut down for several hours, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

The cause of the crash was being investigated.

Update 3:38 p.m. Photos tweeted by an Orange County Fire Authority public information officer show a van on its side and remnants of another vehicle.

Posted 3:18 p.m. Two people were killed and three were seriously injured in a three-car crash at 1:22 p.m. Sunday on Coast Highway at Beach Road in Capistrano Beach, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

The Orange County Register is reporting that PCH is expected to be closed for hours.

Patch will have updates as they become available.


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