2 people killed, 4 injured after vehicles collide on two-lane Northern California highway

Two people were killed Sunday afternoon in a two-car collision in Sutter County caused when a car tried to pass another vehicle.

A 2009 Toyota Camry collided head-on with a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup about 1:35 p.m. on Larkin Road north of Riviera Road, according to a California Highway Patrol news release.

Larkin Road is a two-lane, undivided highway between Live Oak and Gridley. The Toyota, driven by a 49-year-old man from Oroville, was going south and attempting to go around traffic when he crossed into the opposing northbound lane, the release said.

He suffered major injuries in the collision and was taken to Enloe Medical Center in Chico for treatment.

The two passengers riding in the Toyota — 59-year-old woman from Oroville and a 52-year-old man from Fairfield — died from injuries sustained in the collision.

The Ford driver, a 60-year-old man from Santa Maria, suffered moderate injuries. A 62-year-old from Santa Maria and a 47-year-old from Gridley riding in the Ford suffered major injuries.

Emergency responders transported all three people to Adventist Rideout Hospital in Marysville for treatment.

The CHP is investigating the collision, and the agency does not suspect alcohol or drugs as a factor. Anyone with information about the collision should call the CHP Yuba-Sutter office at 530-645-6200.