Overnight collision leaves two dead and two injured near American River Parkway

An early-morning collision involving two vehicles left two people dead and two others injured Sunday in Sacramento, authorities said.

Officers responded about 12:48 a.m., to a report of a two-vehicle collision in the area of Garden Highway and Northgate Boulevard, the Sacramento Police Department said in a release.

According to the department, fire crews arrived and later declared a man and a woman in one of the vehicles deceased at the scene. Two people in the second vehicle were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The department said that its detectives are still investigating what led to the crash.

This story was originally published August 7, 2022 at 12:00 AM.