One person was killed and three others injured were hit while changing flat tire on Highway 50 in Sacramento after a passing vehicle struck them late Sunday night, August 16, 2026, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The collision was reported at approximately 11:35 p.m. on eastbound Highway 50 near 34th Street.
According to CHP’s preliminary investigation, a vehicle developed a flat tire and pulled onto the right shoulder of the freeway. Friends of the driver then stopped behind the disabled vehicle to help change the tire.
Four men were outside the vehicles working on the flat tire when a passing SUV reportedly drifted out of its travel lane and onto the shoulder, striking the group.