Update: Two Dead, 5 Injured in SamTrans Crash

Update:

All lanes on northbound South El Camino Real have reopened following a fatal head-on collision.

Update:

The driver and passenger of a van were killed today when it collided head-on with a San Mateo County Transit District bus this afternoon in San Mateo, police and SamTrans officials said.

Five bus passengers were injured in the collision, which was reported at about 12:45 p.m. near South El Camino Real and 12th Avenue.

A passenger in the van died at the scene and the driver was taken to a hospital in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries a short time later, SamTrans spokeswoman Jayme Ackemann said. Five bus passengers were also taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening, Ackemann said.

Northbound South El Camino Real is closed from Ninth to 12th Avenue and two southbound lanes are also closed in the area, police said.

Earlier:

A van collided head-on with a San Mateo County Transit District bus this afternoon in San Mateo, killing one of the van’s passengers and injuring six other people, police and SamTrans officials said.

The collision was reported at about 12:45 p.m. near South El Camino Real and 12th Avenue.

One of the van’s passengers died and the driver was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to police.

SamTrans spokeswoman Jayme Ackemann said that five other people were taken to a hospital but she did not immediately know how many were bus passengers.

Police said at least three people on board the bus were injured but their injuries are not considered life-threatening.

Northbound South El Camino Real is closed from Ninth to 12th Avenue and two southbound lanes are also closed in the area, police said.

--Bay City News