Just before 3:00 am Saturday, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to a report of a two vehicle crash on Kirker Pass Road near Hess.
Upon arrival, Contra Costa County fire crews located one person on the side of the road ejected from a vehicle. They were pronounced deceased at the scene. In what was believed to be a small vegetation fire up the roadway turned out to be a vehicle fire with one person trapped inside also deceased.
The roadway was shut down between the City of Concord and City of Pittsburg.
No other information has been made available
UPDATE: WRONG WAY DRIVER RESULTS IN FATAL HEAD-ON CRASH IN CONCORD.
CONCORD, Calif. – A two vehicle head-on crash early this morning has resulted in fatal injuries to both drivers.
On March 8th, at approximately, 2:58 a.m., officers assigned to the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Contra Costa Area office responded to a two vehicle head-on crash which occurred on southbound Kirker Pass Road, just north of Hess Road in Concord.
Our preliminary investigation indicates a Honda Civic was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Kirker Pass Road when it crashed head-on into a Toyota 4Runner traveling in the correct direction. The driver of the Honda, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle. Tragically, both drivers succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Although toxicology results are pending, DUI is suspected as a contributing factor in the crash.
Both northbound and southbound lanes of Kirker Pass Road were closed at approximately 3:23 a.m., for on-scene investigation, and were re-opened at approximately 7:53 a.m.
This crash remains under investigation. If anyone witnessed the incident or the events leading up to it, please contact Contra Costa Area office in Martinez at (925) 646-4980 or email your contact information to [email protected] to be contacted by the investigating officer.
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| 5:30 AM | 18 | [54] CCSO LL — PUBLIC WORKS WILL 1021 CHP FOR FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING CLEANUP OF DEBRIS // SETTING UP TEAM NOW // CURRENT ETA 1 HR 30 MINS // NO LLL | |||||
| 5:06 AM | 17 | [44] 1039 COCO FIRE — RESPONDING BACK OUT [Shared] | |||||
| 5:06 AM | 16 | [43] 19-404C REQ FIRE BACK OUT — PTY IN CFIRE VEH NEEDS TO BE EXTRACTED [Shared] | |||||
| 5:01 AM | 15 | [41] 1039 DOTCC, WILL AS, AND ADVS | |||||
| 4:57 AM | 14 | [38] 1039 CORDS VIA COCO SO — NEG SWEEPER | |||||
| 4:49 AM | 13 | [36] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 Cupertino Tow ANT 925.778.9292 FB | |||||
| 4:48 AM | 12 | [35] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 Pena Towing 925.420.5907 FB | |||||
| 4:46 AM | 11 | [34] 19-404C 1185 X2 | |||||
| 4:18 AM | 10 | [33] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 Hernandez J Tow 925.432.3000 FB | |||||
| 4:15 AM | 9 | [31] C19-404C 1185 FB FOR BMW – -RADIO 10-1 | |||||
| 3:28 AM | 8 | [28] 1039 COCO SO / WILL ADV CORONER // CPYS 19-S8 CELL # //19-S8 CPYS [Shared] | |||||
| 3:23 AM | 7 | [25] 19-404C RADIO 10-1/ CPYS LN 23-24 // 19-404C SB CLOSED * FIRE WILL CLOSE NB LN [Shared] | |||||
| 3:15 AM | 6 | [22] 19-404C HAVE 683C SHUT DOWN NB LN // 683C CPYS ETA 8 MIN [Shared] | |||||
| 3:13 AM | 5 | [20] C19-404C FIRE AND MEDICS 97 [Shared] | |||||
| 3:01 AM | 4 | [9] 1039 1141 | |||||
| 3:00 AM | 3 | [6] BLKG LNS | |||||
| 3:00 AM | 2 | [5] O/T VAN | |||||
| 3:00 AM | 1 | [4] 2 VEH TC | |||||
Previous fatal crash stories:
- March 8 – Martinez: One Dead, Another Injured in Friday Crash
- Feb 10 – Martinez: 1 Dead in Overturned Vehicle Crash on I-680
- Jan 27 – Update: 1 Dead in Pleasant Hill Crash
