One Dead, Three Injured During Major Crash | Westminster
12.6.22 | 9:38 pm | Westminster – On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at approximately 9:38 PM, officers responded to Westminster Boulevard and Rancho Road in reference to a report of a single-vehicle car accident.
Upon arrival, officers found that a single vehicle, occupied by four people, collided with concrete barricades surrounding a construction zone.
The vehicle came to rest on top of the barricades teetering over an open construction trench.
The Orange County Fire Authority responded and extricated all four occupants.
The front passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver and two remaining passengers were transported to area trauma centers with unknown injuries.
It is unknown at this time if alcohol or drugs played a role in the cause of this collision.
The Traffic Division of the Westminster Police department is continuing to investigate the cause of the collision.