[02-15-2023] Los Angeles County, CA – Two-Car Crash in Malibu Sent One Down the Cliff, Injuring Three

Three people were sent to the hospital, including two who required airlifting, after a two-vehicle collision in Malibu on Wednesday night, February 15, 2023.

According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the crash that sent one of the cars down a cliff occurred at night at 25800 Pacific Coast Highway east of Corral Canyon Drive.

The authorities reported that the collision caused one car to go over a cliffside on PCH, totally wrecking the vehicle. It landed and came to rest on the beachfront area close to Lifeguard Station 3.

The responding firefighters extricated all three of the vehicle’s occupants after getting trapped inside. Two were brought to Pepperdine University before being airlifted to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries. An ambulance was used to transport the third victim.

No further details were immediately available on the total number of people involved and the injured victims’ current conditions. The cause of the initial violent collision remains under investigation.

Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

The National Safety Council said that in 2020, more people died in car accidents because they were either not wearing a seat belt, driving too fast, or being under alcohol. Deaths had gone up that year by 8.3% after three years on the down. There were 42,338 fatalities attributed to motor vehicle collisions in the United States in 2020, up from 39,107 in 2019.

The year 2020 saw 3,847 lives lost in California vehicle collisions. One-vehicle incidents accounted for 59% (2,260) of the fatalities, while multi-vehicle (two or more) accidents accounted for 41% (1,587).

Although multi-vehicle crashes accounted for less than half of all accidents, 77% of all injuries and 71% of wreck injuries were caused by this type of crash. Around 8,000 individuals have been killed or injured due to accidents involving at least two vehicles in angle collisions.

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