Last Sunday night, a tragic head-on collision claimed the lives of a young man and a young woman on Highway 12 near Toyon Middle School in Calaveras County. The Calaveras Consolidated Fire Protection District responded to the scene shortly before 9:30 p.m. and discovered two vehicles had been involved in the grave crash, as reported by FOX40.
Amid the wreckage, the fire department found that, along with the two fatalities, a third victim, another young man, suffered major injuries and was airlifted to the hospital. Along with the human casualties, a small pet dog also perished in the incident. The identities of the deceased have not yet been released as the accident continues to be under investigation by authorities. The California Highway Patrol is piecing together the events that led up to the fatal encounter.
Both CBS News Sacramento and FOX40 have confirmed the deaths and the subsequent transport of the injured parties following the crash. Further details regarding the circumstances leading up to the accident remain unclear, as investigators are working to determine the precise cause of the collision. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available from law enforcement conducting the ongoing investigation.
