<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1uyOAF_0w5RkKao00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1uyOAF_0w5RkKao00" width="1320" height="743" >OROVILLE, Calif. — A man was killed in a high-speed two-car collision in Oroville Saturday evening.The Oroville Police Department says on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, around 6:00 p.m., the Oroville Police Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls about a traffic collision with unknown injuries in the area of Montgomery Street and 5th Avenue.Officers found a man in a Chevrolet pickup truck unconscious on the driver's side. They say life-saving measures were conducted on the scene, but the driver ultimately succumbed to his injuries.The driver and passenger of the other involved car, a Ford pickup remained on the scene at the time of the accident and were transported to a local area hospital for treatment of their moderate injuries.After conducting a thorough investigation of the scene and interviewing several witnesses, police found that the driver of the Chevrolet was traveling northbound on 5th Avenue at a high rate of speed, and did not stop at the posted stop sign at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Montgomery Street.The Ford was traveling eastbound on Montgomery Street and was unable to stop in time, causing both cars to collide in the intersection.A hard road closure was issued at 6:02 p.m. while police investigated the crash, and roadways reopened around 9:21 p.m. the same day.Officials say they are still investigating if drugs or alcohol were a factor in this crash.Anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact the OPD at (530) 538-2444, referencing case number 24-3646.</div></body>

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Driver killed in high-speed two-car crash in Oroville

OROVILLE, Calif. — A man was killed in a high-speed two-car collision in Oroville Saturday evening. The Oroville Police Department says on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, around 6:00 p.m., the Oroville Police Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls about a traffic collision with unknown injuries in the area of Montgomery Street and 5th Avenue.