How to resolve AdBlock issue? CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – A fatal two-vehicle wreck occurred Tuesday afternoon east of Clearlake Oaks.
The crash was reported just before 3:45 p.m. on Highway 20 at Old Long Valley Road east of Clearlake Oaks.
Firefighters arrived on scene to find a head-on collision involving two vehicles – what witnesses described as a maroon van and a white Lake County Special Districts utility truck – according to radio and California Highway Patrol reports.
Radio reports indicated that the driver and two children in the maroon van were not responsive, with incident command asking for three air ambulances.
A short time later, two of the air ambulances were canceled after it was determined that two of the crash victims had died, according to radio reports. The CHP also was confirming that the crash resulted in fatalities.
The remaining crash victim who had major trauma was extricated from the vehicle and transported to St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake, where an air ambulance was called to transport the patient to an out-of-county trauma center.
Caltrans reported that one-way traffic was in effect in the crash area.
Special Districts confirmed to Lake County News on Tuesday afternoon that the white full-sized pickup involved in the crash belonged to them, and that the driver was uninjured.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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