A car plunged from the roadway on Angeles Crest Highway on Saturday afternoon, killing at least one person, the California Highway Patrol said.
It was at least the fourth fatality in a single-vehicle accident on the steep, winding mountain route since the highway reopened in late May. Three accidents occurred in June within a three-week period; CHP officers blamed excessive speed.
In Saturday's crash, reported to CHP shortly after 2 p.m., the driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed and overturned, said Officer Anthony Martin. Cause of the accident wasn't immediately determined.
CHP officers were still on the scene and hadn't yet reported back details of the person killed or whether there were passengers or injuries, Martin said.
-- Carol J. Williams
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