Campbell Woman, San Jose Man Die in Head-On Crash Near Gilroy

Two people were killed and six were injured Saturday in a head-on collision on state Highway 152 outside of Gilroy, California Highway Patrol officials said today.

The CHP received a call at 9:48 a.m. Saturday about a two-vehicle accident blocking both lanes of Highway 152 in the Pacheco Pass area west of Lovers Lane in southeastern Santa Clara County.

A 53-year-old man from San Jose was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Cruze heading east on the highway with two passengers, a 65-year-old woman from Campbell and a 54-year-old woman from San Jose, CHP officials said.

The Chevrolet Cruze collided with a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu driven by a 20-year-old Sylmar woman who was headed west, according to the CHP.

The driver of the Chevrolet Cruze and his passenger from Campbell died at the scene and the second passenger suffered major injuries and was transported to a hospital, according to the CHP.

The Sylmar woman and at least three of her four passengers also suffered major injuries and all five were hospitalized, CHP officials said.

The accident blocked the two-lane highway for two and a half hours and the CHP had to reroute eastbound traffic onto Frazier Lake Road and westbound traffic onto Lovers Lane, both in San Benito County.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Officers do not suspect that alcohol or drugs were factors in the collision, according to the CHP.

--Bay City News