Fatal car crash shuts down Highway 101 near Gilroy

UPDATE: 5/15/17 8:46 a.m. – The CHP says two men were killed and woman seriously injured after their car rolled over and was struck by another car late Sunday night on Highway 101, north of Monterey Road in Gilroy.

According to the CHP accident report, the driver of a 2006 Nissan traveling southbound on 101 allowed his car to leave the roadway and enter the dirt median strip. He then over-corrected to the right, colliding with a hillside on the west side of the highway. The car overturned, creating a large dust cloud that reduced visibility on the road. A second car, a 2017 Honda, slowed as it entered the dust cloud, but struck the overturned Nissan, which was blocking the highway’s right southbound lane.

The driver and a passenger in the Nissan died from injuries suffered in the crash. Both men, whose names have not been released, were from Watsonville.

A third person in the Nissan, a 37-year-old Watsonville woman, was transported to the San Jose Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. A 4-year-old child, also a passenger in the Nissan, sustained minor injuries.

There was no immediate word on the condition of the driver of the Honda.

UPDATE: 5/15/17 4 a.m. – All lanes of southbound Highway 101 near Gilroy have reopened following a fatal accident that killed two people Sunday night.

CHP says the two victims, both male, died on-scene.

One woman and a child were airlifted to a trauma center. Their current conditions are unknown.

It appears two vehicles were involved in the accident. The cause is still under investigation.

The identities of the victims have not yet been released.

ORIGINAL STORY: A fatal accident has shutdown southbound Highway 101 just south of SR25, CHP says.

At least two vehicles were involved in the crash that was reported just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

CHP is currently on-scene investigating the incident.

This story is developing and will be updated when more information is available.