A minivan driver and a passenger died after hitting three other cars in Westminster

On Monday, February 6, 2023, at approximately 12:51 PM, Westminster police officers responded to a report of a traffic collision in the 14500 block of Beach Boulevard.

The officers arrived on the scene and found four vehicles involved in a traffic collision.

Witnesses on the scene reported an older unknown type minivan was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed in the southbound lane of Beach Boulevard. The minivan collided with three other vehicles.

The driver of the minivan was pronounced deceased at the scene. The passenger was transported to UCI Medical Center where she later succumbed to her injuries.

The driver of one of the vehicles involved in the collision was transported to UCI Medical Center with a leg injury. Their status is unknown at this time. There were no other injuries reported.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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