[12-14-2022] Contra Costa County, CA – Multi-Vehicle Collision in El Sobrante Injures One Driver

Authorities reported that a person was injured in a multi-vehicle collision in El Sobrante, Contra Costa County, on Wednesday afternoon, December 14, 2022.

According to the Richmond Firefighters Local 188, the firefighters union representative, the three-car crash occurred around 4:00 p.m. on San Pablo Dam Road near the Tri Lane and Lakeridge Athletic Club.

The responders arrived at the scene and found the first car slammed against an embankment, the second car rolled over and on its roof, and the third car on fire.

As they rapidly put out the fire, crews checked on all the patients and one reportedly sustained moderate injuries. No details on the other drivers were released.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the collision as the investigation by the authorities continued.

Multi-Vehicle Accident Statistics

One car collision occurs every minute, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Over three thousand people lost their lives in car accidents in California last year. Nearly ninety-four percent (94%) of these occurrences can be attributed to human error.

Every year, more than 110,000 people in the United States lose their lives in traffic-related accidents, according to the National Safety Council. The state of California suffered 3,898 fatalities and 2.7 million injuries as a result of these disasters. The incidence of death has increased by 23.5% since 2013.

We call any traffic collision involving four or more vehicles a “multi-vehicle collision.” Six or more cars are destroyed on average when two cars collide head-on, and many more could be severely damaged.

More than 13,000 people were killed in crashes involving multiple vehicles in 2010, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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