SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A woman died Thursday morning in a traffic accident on Highway 50 in Sacramento.
California Highway Patrol — South Sacramento Division said the accident happened around 4:15 a.m. west of the 59th Street overcrossing.
A 25-year-old woman driving a Subaru was on eastbound Highway 50 when she veered to the right and hit a barrier separating the freeway from the offramp. The Subaru overturned and ended up upside down in the number four lane, CHP wrote in a Facebook post.
A few minutes later, a 56-year-old woman driving a Volkswagen hit the Subaru. The driver of the Subaru died at the scene, according to CHP. The driver of the Volkswagen was transported to a local hospital for minor injuries.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash and it is not known if drugs or alcohol contributed to the accident.
All lanes are now open after being closed for a few hours earlier in the morning.
