Overview

• Investigators say a Toyota Sienna left the southbound lane of Pope Valley Road and hit a tree shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday.
• Six occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver and one passenger were airlifted to regional trauma centers with major injuries.
• The minivan was carrying eight people at the time of the single-vehicle crash, according to the CHP.
• Pope Valley Road was closed for hours for the CHP’s on-scene investigation and evidence collection.
• Authorities have not released the identities of the deceased pending notification of next of kin.