Four people have been killed and one woman has been seriously injured in a one-car crash in San Clemente, according to a news report.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that a BMW 3-series sedan hit a pole and a palm tree on South El Camino Real near West Avenida Valencia. The force of the impact split the car in two. Three men and one woman were thrown from the car and died at the scene. They have been identified as Pablo Vargas Diaz, 25, of San Juan Capistrano, Martin Junior Nieto, 26, of Laguna Niguel, Luis Olivar, 22, of San Juan Capistrano, and Lucia Garcia Solis, 27, of San Juan Capistrano.
A 24-year-old woman was the lone survivor, and was taken to Mission Hospital in serious condition. She is expected to recover.
Authorities believe alcohol and speed were contributing factor in the multiple fatality accident.
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