Victims ‘not wearing seat belts’ in fatal California crash

5 Sep 2026 • 9:47 PM MYT
The Independent
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Victims ‘not wearing seat belts’ in fatal California crash

  • Four people were killed and two others critically injured after a vehicle swerved off a mountain road near Wrightwood, California, early Friday.
  • The 2016 Hyundai Veloster struck a telephone pole and rolled down an embankment, ejecting five of its six occupants.
  • All six individuals involved in the crash were local residents of Wrightwood, a mountain town north of Los Angeles.
  • Emergency responders airlifted the two surviving passengers to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in critical condition.
  • Officials from the California Highway Patrol suspect alcohol was a contributing factor and noted that most occupants were not wearing seat belts.

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