Overview
- A 2024 Hyundai SUV left eastbound Highway 50 near Ice House Road on Tuesday and landed near the south bank of the American River.
- Four people were in the vehicle — two adults and two minors — and a front-seat passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The driver and two children were taken to Marshall Hospital with serious injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.
- Caltrans and CHP imposed one-way traffic controls on Highway 50 for several hours while first responders worked at the scene.
- CHP is leading the probe and has not said what caused the crash; this stretch of Highway 50 runs close to steep riverbanks, so investigators will examine road, weather and vehicle factors next.