Overview
- The single-vehicle collision occurred around 3:11 p.m. Sunday when a car struck a tree east of Kyburz in El Dorado County.
- An 8-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl suffered major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.
- The two adults, identified by CHP as the children’s parents, were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Highway 50 was temporarily closed during the emergency response and later reopened to traffic near the crash site.
- Authorities have not released the victims’ identities or any information about what caused the crash.