One dead, four hospitalized with major injuries after vehicle veers off I-680/Hwy 242 split in Concord

CONCORD — One person died and four others were hospitalized with major injuries Sunday morning after a car flew off a freeway, the California Highway Patrol said.

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The crash happened about 5:15 a.m. on northbound Interstate 680 at the state Highway 242 split, according to reports confirmed by the CHP on Sunday.

According to the CHP, the vehicle flew off the freeway in an area where the freeway and highway start to divide. The crash aftermath was off the the highway and freeway lanes were open 20 minutes after the crash.

Authorities pronounced one person dead at the scene. The CHP said four other people involved in the crash suffered major injuries.

It was unclear Sunday morning whether the vehicle that went off the freeway hit any other vehicles.

The CHP said it anticipated having more information later Sunday.

Please check back for updates.

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