3 dead as car smashes into construction equipment

Published May 12, 2022 3:55 pm

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Three people are dead and three injured after a car smashed into construction equipment on the Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach. The Tesla Model S struck a curb and then slammed into roadwork equipment at about 12:45 a.m. Thursday. The crash killed three people in the car: a Newport Beach, an Arizona man and a woman from Texas. Police say three construction workers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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