Multi-car crash in Fillmore turns fatal
A two-vehicle crash in Fillmore left a woman and a child dead and four more injured the night of July 2.
The crash occurred near the intersection of Highway 126 and D Street around 8:45 p.m., said Ventura County Sheriff's Capt. Jason Karol. The stretch of highway is also called Ventura Street within Fillmore city limits.
An initial investigation found that two vehicles collided head on in the westbound lanes of the highway west of D Street, according to a sheriff's office news release.
A 28-year-old Oxnard woman was pronounced dead at the scene, sheriff's officials said. Five more people were treated at the site and transported to local hospitals, including a 5-year-old Fillmore boy who was later pronounced dead.
The identity of the woman and child are being withheld pending notification of next of kin, sheriff's officials said.
The California Highway Patrol along with the California Department of Transportation assisted with traffic as deputies investigated the crash.
The sheriff's office is investigating the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call Deputy Bradley Bordon at 805-388-5146.
Ernesto Centeno Araujo covers breaking news for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached at ecentenoaraujo@vcstar.com.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Multi-car crash in Fillmore turns fatal
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