Valencia Boy, 16, Dies in Collision
A 16-year-old Valencia boy was killed Friday in a head-on collision in Castaic, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. at Hasley Canyon Road and The Old Road, authorities said.
The driver was traveling north in a pickup truck on The Old Road about 65 m.p.h. when he tried to pass a car and crashed into a southbound vehicle. The pickup then hit a light pole and overturned, ejecting the driver about 40 feet, the CHP said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other injuries. The victim was not identified.
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