Woman Dies in Crash; Boy Critical
A woman was killed and a teenage boy seriously injured Thursday when a flat-bed truck collided with a car in Orange, police said.
Aisheh Zidan, 55, of Anaheim was driving a 1989 Mitsubishi Galant southbound on Main Street at Katella Avenue just after 2 p.m. when the commercial truck hit the front right side of her car while making a left turn onto Katella, Orange Police Sgt. Barry Weinstein said.
Zidan was fatally injured in the crash. A 78-year-old man riding in the front seat of the car suffered moderate injuries and was treated at Western Medical Center-Santa Ana, Weinstein said.
A 14-year-old boy riding in the back seat suffered critical injuries, including a broken back and two broken legs. He was being treated at UCI Medical Center in Orange Thursday night. Another back-seat passenger, a 7-year-old girl, suffered minor injuries and was also treated at Western Medical Center-Santa Ana, Weinstein said.
The driver of the flat-bed truck was not injured.
The identities of those injured in the accident were not released Thursday night pending notification of relatives, Weinstein said.
Orange police said they are continuing to investigate the accident.
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