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Deadly crash causes major traffic Friday afternoon

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June 20, 2025 11:47 PM
Published 6:08 PM

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- CHP confirmed Friday that a deadly crash took place around 3:40 p.m. near Highway 101 and Cannon Road.

They said that a white car traveling westbound on Rocks Road attempted to cross the northbound lanes but was struck by a white truck traveling northbound on Highway 101.

According to CHP, the truck hit the car's front left side, which prompted the truck to drive into a ravine.

CHP says that the driver of the white car was pronounced dead with the passenger of that car seriously injured. The passenger was taken to the hospital.

The truck driver suffered minor injuries, according to the CHP, and was also taken to the hospital.

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