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At least one person dead after car tumbles down highway embankment in Roseville

By Maria Heeter

July 17, 2020 10:48 AM

At least one person died after a vehicle traveled off of Highway 65 and crashed Friday morning. California Highway Patrol Auburn

At least one person has died after a car careened off Highway 65 in Roseville Friday morning.

California Highway Patrol said the vehicle was traveling southbound just before the I-80 interchange when it veered off the highway for unknown reasons.

We are currently investigating a fatal traffic collision involving a solo vehicle. It appears the vehicle was traveling southbound SR-65 just prior to the I-80 interchange, when for unknown reasons, it traveled off the roadway and down a steep embankment, causing it to overturn. pic.twitter.com/SGxM2HhNGr
— CHP Auburn (@CHPAuburn) July 17, 2020

The vehicle then traveled down a steep embankment and overturned, hitting a tree.

Officers confirmed the crash was fatal via social media.

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