GRIDLEY, Calif. — In the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 23, California Highway Patrol [CHP] Oroville was made aware of a fatal head-on collision in Gridley along Highway 99.
A 23-year-old Yuba City man was driving a black Nissan Sentra on southbound Highway 99, north of E Evans Reimer Road. The driver of the Nissan started approaching a semi-truck, which was traveling northbound.
According to CHP, the driver of the Nissan crossed into the northbound lane of traffic for unknown reasons and was approaching the semi-truck head-on. The driver of the semi-truck tried to avoid colliding with the Nissan by steering to the left but collided head-on with the Nissan.
"The 23-year-old passenger inside the Nissan suffered fatal injuries, another passenger suffered major injuries, and the driver suffered major injuries," CHP said. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.
The collision remains under investigation.
CHP Oroville encourages anyone with information regarding this collision to please contact them at (530) 538-2700.
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