1 Killed, 9 Injured in Two-Vehicle Accident on Pacific Coast Highway near California Incline [Santa Monica, CA]

Two-vehicle Crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica Leaves One Dead and Nine Injured

 
SANTA MONICA, CA (April 30, 2023) – One person died and nine other people were injured after a two-vehicle accident on Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica Saturday afternoon.
 
The fatal accident happened around 3:10 p.m. on April 29, near the California Incline. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, a Kia carrying six adults and two small children was traveling northbound on PCH. It attempted to turn left into Beach Lot Four North when a southbound Toyota Camry with two adults crashed into its passenger-side rear door.
 
Responding paramedics transported all ten people involved to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood.
 
Sadly, one passenger in the back of the Kia suffered a major leg injury and died at the hospital.
 
The rest of the patients only sustained minor injuries.
 
Santa Monica police shut down the northbound lanes of PCH between the 900 and 1000 blocks and the California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert, shutting down the westbound 10 Freeway at Fourth Street.
 
At this time, the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased victim.

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