Orchard Street Two-Vehicle Collision left One Fatality

SANTA MARIA, CA (October 5, 2021) Officials are investigating a two-vehicle crash on Orchard Street that left one person killed last Tuesday.

Officers responded to the incident around 10:08 p.m. at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Orchard Street.

Upon arrival, they discovered an unresponsive victim in one of the vehicles.

Tragically, the first responders pronounced the man dead at the scene.

At this time, the identity of the deceased person and the circumstances surrounding the two-vehicle crash remains unclear.

Eventually, the Santa Maria Police Department closed down the area for several hours to investigate.


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