LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A fatal solo-vehicle crash was reported on Highway 20 east of Clearlake Oaks on Wednesday.

The crash was discovered shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 20, just west of New Long Valley Road, according to fire and law enforcement dispatch.

Reports from the scene said the four-door car was about 75 feet down an embankment and resting on its wheels, with major front-end damage.

By 4 p.m., Northshore Fire, Cal Fire and the California Highway Patrol were on scene, with firefighters clearing the incident a short time later and the coroner requested to respond.

The CHP confirmed that the crash was a fatal, but additional information wasn’t immediately available.

According to CHP reports, authorities had to wait several hours for a tow truck to remove the vehicle from the scene.

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