The driver of a white Toyota sedan suffered injuries while the female passenger of the cart was killed on the Ortega Highway on Sunday morning just east of the San Juan Creek Bridge in San Juan Capistrano.
The fatal car crash occurred just before 1 a.m., the California Highway Patrol reported.
A representative from the coroner’s office was called to the location at 1:35 a.m., the CHP said.
The driver was rushed to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. His condition is currently not known.
We will update this report with names and details as they become available.
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