[03-27-2023] Orange County, CA – One Killed, Two Injured After Vehicle Crashed into Two Stalled Cars in Buena Park

One person was killed and two others were injured after a vehicle crashed into two stalled vehicles that got involved in a prior crash in Buena Park on Monday night, March 27, 2023.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal collision involving three vehicles occurred around 10:51 p.m. on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 Freeway near Beach Boulevard.

A sedan initially reported as being stalled in the middle of the highway was struck by a second vehicle. Both drivers and a passenger from one of the vehicles were standing outside the first crash when a third vehicle crashed into them and the two stalled vehicles.

The passenger, identified as a 33-year-old man from San Diego, was killed. The drivers of the first crash suffered minor to major injuries and were taken to the hospital. The third driver that crashed into them was unharmed.

Although the investigation is still underway, CHP stated that intoxication is not suspected of having played a role in the collision. Anyone with information is urged to contact them.

All of I-5 Freeway’s southbound lanes were completely blocked near Beach Boulevard for an unknown period of time following the crash.

Fatal Multi-Vehicle Accident Statistics

A disproportionate number of the deaths and injuries that may be avoided in the United States occur in car accidents. More than ten million people are injured and two million are killed in automotive accidents each year worldwide.

There was an 8.3 percent increase in traffic fatalities in 2020, according to the National Safety Council. This number had dropped annually in the three years prior to that report. In 2019, there were 39,107 fatalities as a result of automobile accidents in the United States. They numbered 42,338 in the year 2020.

The year 2020 saw 3,847 people lose their lives in car accidents in California. The deaths of 1,587 people were the consequence of collisions involving two or more cars (41% of the total). There were 2,260 people killed in accidents involving only one vehicle (59%).

The majority (77%) of injury cases, 71% of accident cases where injuries occurred, and 72% of all accident cases involved two or more vehicles. There were approximately 8,000 fatalities and injuries attributed to angle collisions in 2020.

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