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Cal Fire: Vehicle rollover in Butte County leaves one person dead

A rollover accident in Butte County early Saturday morning left one person dead, according to Cal Fire Butte. The accident happened in Palermo with the victim being pronounced dead at the scene.
A rollover accident in Butte County early Saturday morning left one person dead, according to Cal Fire Butte. The accident happened in Palermo with the victim being pronounced dead at the scene. Cal Fire Butte/Butte County Fire Department

One person was killed Saturday morning after a rollover accident in Butte County, according to Cal Fire Butte and the Butte County Fire Department.

The crash happened in Palermo before 9:24 a.m., according to social media posts by the agencies, with the car landing with the driver’s side down and off the road. Firefighters and medics performed CPR for over 20 minutes, but the person was declared dead at the scene.

No other information was released.

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