Tuesday, January 13, 2015

CHP: VAN AND TRUCK COLLISION KILLS 5 EAST OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA; FOG A FACTOR



CHP: VAN AND TRUCK COLLISION KILLS 5 EAST OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA; FOG A FACTOR






The California Highway Patrol reported fog played a factor in a collision that killed five people along Highway 4 and Highway 99 east of Stockton Tuesday morning.

The crash was on Farmington Road at Van Allen Road and involved a van carrying six people and a truck carrying two people, according to information received by CHP spokesman Richard Wetzel and CHP Officer James Smith.

According to Smith, officers arrived at the scene at 6:50 a.m.

The van was stopped along northbound lane of Van Allen Road on Highway 4. As the driver of the van attempted to cross over 4, a truck traveling at an unknown speed on the eastbound lane of the highway hit the van, according to Wetzel.

The driver of the van was wearing a seat belt but died as the impact of the collision occurred at his door, Wetzel said. Three other people in the van were killed as well, according to Smith.

Smith said one of the other passengers in the van sustained major injuries; the fifth passenger in the van had unknown injuries. Both were transported to the hospital.
The two people inside the truck were also transported to the hospital. Their injuries were unknown, Smith said.

CHP later confirmed Monday morning that a fifth person involved in the collision had died.
One-way traffic control is currently active. No estimate on how long it will take to clear the scene.