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3 die in Saratoga BMW crash including 17-year-old

Bay City News
Saratoga
Updated June 24, 2026 10:05 AM PDT Published June 23, 2026 9:28 AM PDT

The Brief

    • Three people died when a BMW went off state Route 9 near Saratoga on Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
    • The driver, a 21-year-old from Yuba City, died in the crash along with his two passengers, a 27-year-old man from Salem, Oregon, and a 17-year-old boy from San Jose, according to the CHP.
    • The Santa Clara County medical examiner identified the 21-year-old as Manjot Dhaliwal, and the 17-year-old as Ranvir Randhawa, 17, while the last ID is still pending.

SARATOGA, Calif. - Three people died when a BMW went off state Route 9 near Saratoga on Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at 9:36 p.m. on the highway west of Redwood Gulch Road. 

BMW over embankment

What we know:

A preliminary investigation determined that a 2024 BMW was heading east when the driver lost control and the car went down a steep embankment, CHP officials said.

The driver, a 21-year-old from Yuba City, died in the crash along with his two passengers, a 27-year-old man from Salem, Oregon, and a 17-year-old boy from San Jose, according to the CHP. 

The Santa Clara County medical examiner identified the 21-year-old as Manjot Dhaliwal, and the 17-year-old as Ranvir Randhawa, 17, while the last ID is still pending.

The cause of the crash is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call the CHP's San Jose-area office at (408) 961-0900.

The Source: CHP and Santa Clara County medical examiner

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