The driver and passenger in the Prius suffered moderate to major injuries.
Officials said the driver of the SUV and a passenger in the BMW died in the crash, while the driver and another passenger in the BMW sustained significant injuries.
A second vehicle, a BMW, also hit the tree and damaged its front windshield and cab. Shortly after the tree landed on the Prius, an SUV traveling in the fast lane hit the tree, causing significant damage to the front windshield and cab of the vehicle. Initial reports determined that the Toyota was traveling in the slow lane when the tree fell on top of it. The tree remained elevated a couple of feet off the ground, blocking all highway lanes. When officers arrived, they found that a large eucalyptus tree had landed on top of a Toyota Prius. Details of the Deadly Tree Accident on Highway 101Īccording to the CHP, officers responded to a crash on Highway 101 at about 3:25 am near Cannon Road, south of Mission San Juan Bautista. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that the deadly collision occurred when a tree fell along the highway’s southbound lanes onto a moving car in the early morning of December 11, 2022. Two people were killed, and four suffered significant injuries following a freak accident on US Highway 101 that led to a multi-vehicle crash. Two Killed, Four Injured in a Multi-Vehicle Accident on Highway 101
