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Two people died after their vehicles collided on Highway 84 near the Ruby Hill gated community early in the morning commute on Monday, according to the Livermore Police Department.
Authorities received multiple calls at around 5:55 a.m. Monday (April 21) about a serious crash on Isabel Avenue/Highway 84 between the Vallecitos Road intersection and Kalthoff Common in the city of Livermore, according to police.
Officers arrived to find a Ram pickup truck and a Honda Accord had collided just north of the intersection of Kalthoff Common/Ruby Hill Drive, according to police.
The department initially reported that the early investigation indicated the two vehicles were traveling in opposite directions and hit head-on, but later in the day police spokesperson Azenith Smith said the vehicles’ direction of travel was still in question. “Both cars ended up in the southbound lane, but Livermore Police is still determining how the crash occurred,” Smith said.
Both drivers succumbed to their injuries at the scene, despite life-saving efforts attempted by fire paramedics, police said. The Ram driver was identified as a 49-year-old Tracy man and the Honda driver was a 23-year-old Manteca man — although their names have not yet been released publicly.
The circumstances of the double-fatal collision remain under investigation. Isabel Avenue was closed through the area until about 1 p.m. as officers gathered evidence onsite and Caltrans crews cleared the scene, police said.
Anyone with additional information about the crash can contact Livermore PD’s traffic unit at 925-371-4850.
