Man Dies in Head-On Accident on Roseville Road Near Palm Avenue [North Highlands, CA]

Driver Dies in Head-On Collision in North Highlands

 
NORTH HIGHLANDS, CA (October 6, 2020)—A 56-year-old man perished Friday afternoon following a head-on accident on Roseville Road near Palm Avenue.
 
According to the California Highway Patrol, the 56-year-old from Sacramento, operating a white Ford Econoline van, was determined to be heading southbound on Roseville Road around 12:30 p.m.
 
For unknown reasons, he veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a Ford Escape.
 
Subsequently, the Econoline van overturned and entered a nearby parking lot, where it slammed into two unoccupied cars and a building.
 
Paramedics responded soon after and transported the Sacramento man to a nearby hospital where he died.
 
As for the 46-year-old driver of the Ford Escape, he suffered major injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening, CHP officers confirmed.
 
Alcohol and drugs did not play as factors in the collision but an investigation into the primary cause remains in place.

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