2 Killed, Several Injured in Oroville Car Crash on Highway 70 near E Gridley Road
Oroville, California (March 5, 2022) – Two people were killed, and several others were injured in a head-on collision that happened Friday night in Oroville, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The crash occurred at around 11:18 p.m. on southbound Highway 70, just north of E Gridley Road.
A party called authorities reporting that a vehicle was swerving in and out of opposing traffic, almost colliding head-on with multiple vehicles. Shortly after that, the party advised authorities that a head-on collision had just occurred involving two vehicles.
Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and Caltrans responded to the scene.
Double Fatal Crash on Highway 70 in Oroville
The responders found multiple patients and at least one person needing extrication. The firefighters extricated the victim.
As per the report, two people died in the crash, and at least two others suffered major injuries. The patients were hospitalized in unknown condition. A Butte County Sheriff's Office coroner representative was requested to respond to the scene following the double fatal collision.
The highway remained completely blocked for an unknown period during the rescue and investigation.
The crash is under active investigation.