LASSEN COUNTY, Calif. — Three people were killed and one person survived after a multi-vehicle crash along Highway 395 near Waldron Lane in Lassen County Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers say around 5:40 a.m., a 46-year-old woman from Susanville was driving a 2014 Dodge southbound when she unsafely passed another driver without enough clearance for the northbound traffic.
Both the 46-year-old woman and a 67-year-old man from Janesville, who was driving a 2022 Toyota northbound, ended up going off the road and onto the east shoulder of Highway 395 to avoid hitting each other. However, the vehicles still collided, the CHP says.
After the crash, a 52-year-old man from Susanville pulled over onto the west shoulder of Highway 395, exited his vehicle, then went to help with the crash. That’s when the CHP says a 60-year-old woman from Janesville, driving a 2018 Ford, hit the 52-year-old who was standing near the crash site before hitting the 2014 Dodge.
The 46-year-old woman, 67-year-old man and 52-year-old man were all pronounced dead at the scene. Officials say the 60-year-old woman stayed on the scene.