Two die in Thanksgiving night crash on US50 west of South Lake Tahoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Two people died after a head-on collision on US50 at Echo Summit on Thanksgiving Day. At approximately 5:35 p.m. on November 28, the crash occurred between a green 2001 Toyota Sequoia (traveling west) and a silver 2015 Chevrolet Traverse (traveling east) near US-50 east of Audrain Way. The Toyota and Chevrolet collided head-on in the eastbound lane for unknown reasons.

As a result of the collision, the driver of the Chevrolet and a passenger from the Toyota sustained major injuries to which they succumbed. The driver of the Toyota sustained major injuries and three other passengers in the Toyota sustained moderate injuries and were transported for medical care.

The deceased are a 50-year-old female from Fremont, Calif., and an 84-year-old male from Wellington, Nev. The names of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Any witnesses with information regarding this traffic collision are asked to call Officer Wester at the South Lake Tahoe CHP Office at (530) 539-9500. At this time, the cause of the traffic collision and sequence of events are still under investigation.