Candace Parks, Elijah Naidu Killed in Car Accident on 580 Freeway Near Lakeshore Avenue [Oakland, CA]

Children Killed in Oakland Multi-Car Collision

 
OAKLAND, CA (May 8, 2020) — Two children died in a tragic multi-vehicle accident on the 580 Freeway near Lakeshore Avenue.
 
The Alameda County coroner’s bureau identified the two victims as 13-year-old Elijah Naidu and 8-year-old Candace Parks.
 
The crash happened at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday on westbound Highway 580 just east of Lakeshore Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
 
A white Honda Accord lost control and struck the rear of a white Ford F-250 Caltrans rental truck parked in the center divider. However, two Caltrans employees outside of the vehicle doing maintenance work were not hit, CHP officials said.
 
A white Toyota Sienna minivan then struck the Honda, and Naidu and Parks – both passengers in the Honda – died.
 
A third child in the vehicle suffered moderate injuries. However, the female driver had major injuries. As a result, paramedics transported them to a hospital, according to the CHP. No one in the Toyota suffered injuries.
 
Impairment is not considered a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation. However, anyone with information about the case is asked to call the CHP’s Oakland-area office at (510) 457-2875.

To those mourning Elijah Naidu and Candace Parks, we express our deepest condolences to you.

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