Highway 87 crash leaves 2 dead in San Jose
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The California Highway Patrol is investigating a four-car crash on Highway 87 in San Jose that left an adult and child dead.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A multi-vehicle crash on a San Jose highway on Tuesday morning left an adult and a child dead.
Multiple vehicles involved
What we know:
The collision, involving two Teslas, a Lexus and a Toyota, occurred around 11:09 a.m. on northbound Highway 87 just north of Curtner Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Authorities said both the Teslas and the Lexus caught fire. Scene video showed three charred vehicles in the middle of the highway.
2 killed in Highway 87 crash
A multi-vehicle crash on northbound Highway 87 in San Jose left an adult and a child dead and sent two others to the hospital.
Two victims pronounced dead
Dig deeper:
The Lexus had three people inside. The driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries. The two passengers, an adult and a child, died at the scene.
The driver of another vehicle involved in the collision was also taken to a local hospital. Their condition was not immediately known.
The driver of the Toyota stayed at the scene.
"That involved party did remain at the scene and provided all information and then was released, and was able to drive away," said CHP Officer Ross Lee.
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Cause under investigation
What we don't know:
It was unclear what caused the crash. There were reports that a 2-year-old was trapped in one of the vehicles, though officials have not confirmed that or whether the child was among the deceased.
CHP officials said it does not appear that drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash.
Santa Clara County's Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release the identities of the victims.
The northbound lanes of Highway 87 had been closed for hours, but reopened around 3:45 p.m.
The Source: Information for this report was sourced from the California Highway Patrol.