MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A head-on crash near Middletown on Sunday morning led to a fatality, officials confirmed.

The crash was first reported just after 11:35 a.m. Sunday on Highway 29 at Grange Road near the Bar X Ranch, according to reports from the scene.

Firefighters who arrived at the scene found two vehicles were involved and both lanes of Highway 29 were blocked, based on radio reports.

Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mike Wink told Lake County News that South Lake Fire and Cal Fire, the California Highway Patrol and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to the incident.

Wink said the two fire agencies sent a total of two ground ambulances, one rescue unit, a chief and volunteers.

He said two people were flown to out-of-county hospitals for further evaluation and treatment.

Both vehicles suffered major damage and extended extrication to remove the patients was required, he said.

Wink said the highway was temporarily closed due to the wreck, with firefighters staying on the scene to help with site cleanup and traffic control while the CHP conducted its investigation.

The CHP confirmed to Lake County News that the crash resulted in a death, but additional details on the causes of the wreck and the persons involved were still pending late Sunday night.

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