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CHP investigates 2 separate fatal crashes near Santa Rosa

By KTVU staff
Updated  January 4, 2021 1:22pm PST
Santa Rosa
KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco

2 fatal crashes on stretch of Highway 12

There were two deadly car crashes on a stretch of Highway 12 on Monday morning.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Two separate fatal crashes on Highway 12 near Santa Rosa Monday morning shut down all lanes in the area for more than two hours.

The first crash was reported at 8:19 a.m on eastbound Highway 12, west of Oakmont Drive. Four minutes later, a second, unrelated crash was reported on westbound Highway 12, west of Merced Avenue, according to the Highway Patrol.

The CHP issued a sig alert at 8:54 a.m. The alert was canceled at 11:10 a.m. and all lanes were reopened.

There was no immediate information about the victims or what led to the two crashes. 

Bay City News contributed to this story.