2 children among 3 dead after tragic Northgate crash. 8 remain in Sacramento hospitals
An adult and two children have died, and eight other people including seven children were hospitalized with serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in Sacramento’s Northgate neighborhood, police and fire officials said.
A vehicle crashed around 8:15 p.m. into a tree near the 900 block of San Juan Road, Sacramento Police Department spokesman Officer Cody Tapley said.
First responders arrived to find 11 victims: two adults and nine children ages 3 through 8, Tapley said. Police and Sacramento Fire Department personnel immediately began to render medical aid.
Two children, ages 3 and 5, died from their injuries Thursday morning, the Police Department said in a social media update just before 8:30 a.m.
“The surviving individuals have injuries ranging from serious to critical,” police wrote.
One of the adults, identified by police as a 25-year-old woman, died at the scene, Tapley said. All 10 other victims were transported to hospitals with serious injuries.
The investigation remains “very active” as of Thursday morning, Tapley said, and detectives from the department’s major collision investigations unit have taken over.
The deceased victims’ identities had not been released by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as of Thursday morning.
The deadly crash happened on a stretch of San Juan Road just north of Rio Tierra Park.
“There will be more information to come in the following days. As it becomes available we will share with the community,” tweeted Sacramento City Councilwoman Karina Talamantes, who represents the Northgate area and said she joined first responders at the scene Wednesday evening. “My heart goes out to all the families impacted by this tragic incident.”
This story was originally published June 1, 2023 at 7:03 AM.
