California

Car Carrying 5 People Spins Out in South Bay, 24-Year-Old Killed

Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a fatal car wreck in Sunnyvale early Friday morning, arriving to find a mangled car and one person clinging to life. 

California Highway Patrol say that the car, which was carrying five people, spun out shortly before 2:00 a.m. on the Mathilada onramp and landed on its roof. 

When officers arrived at the scene, a 24-year-old male passenger in the car was found to have major injuries. He later died at the scene, CHP confirmed. 

The four other people in the car only suffered minor injuries and were taken to a local hospital. 

The 237 onramp was closed while police investigated the wreck. It reopened at about 4:30 a.m. 

Police did not say whether alcohol or drugs factored into the crash. 

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