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One driver died and another sustained critical injuries in a head-on crash on Highway 84 in Livermore during the evening commute Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The violent collision occurred just before 6:20 p.m. on the highway, west of the Ruby Hill Drive intersection.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of a westbound Lexus IS 250 lost control for unknown reasons, crossed the median and entered the eastbound lanes where the Lexus struck an oncoming Honda Civic, according to CHP Officer Tyler Hahn.
The Honda’s driver was pronounced dead at the scene, Hahn said. The driver of the Lexus was airlifted to a regional hospital with critical injuries. Neither driver has been identified publicly.
The circumstances of the head-on collision remain under investigation by CHP’s Dublin office.
Authorities closed one lane in each direction for a period on Tuesday evening to facilitate the investigation and allow the helicopter to land on the highway to transport the critical driver, according to Hahn.
Tuesday’s deadly wreck occurred not far from the site of a double-fatal crash on Highway 84 on the opposite side of the Ruby Hill Drive intersection on April 21, just inside the city limits. Also a head-on, that collision claimed the lives of both drivers and continues to be investigated by the Livermore Police Department.
