1 dead from Danville's 'major traffic collision'
Road closure following crash in Danville
A car accident has shut down some roads in Danville and officials are asking the public to seek alternate routes.
DANVILLE, Calif. - One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision that closed Sycamore Valley Road at Camino Ramon in Danville on Saturday afternoon.
Danville police, San Ramon Valley Fire, and the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office responded to the intersection of Sycamore Valley Road and Camino Ramon due to a "major traffic collision."
One victim was extricated from an overturned car.
Officials said the fatality was an adult passenger in the overturned truck when it collided with a minivan about 1:15 p.m., police said.
The adult driver of the truck suffered minor injuries and two other passengers in the truck, an adult and a teenager, were unhurt, according to San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District paramedics.
The minivan driver, the sole occupant of that vehicle, sustained minor injuries. Both drivers and two passengers were taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
The road was closed for several hours.
The Source: Danville Police Department, Bay City News