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Five women die in limo fire on San Mateo bridge

A limousine taking nine women to a party erupted in flames, killing five of the passengers, authorities and the mother of one of the survivors said Sunday. The limo caught fire at around 10 p.m. Saturday on one of the busiest bridges on San Francisco Bay, California Highway Patrol officer Art Montiel told The Associated Press. Read More

Hector Arana, pedestrian hit in Outer Mission collision, dies

The man who was struck by a vehicle while crossing an Outer Mission street Wednesday has died, police said Thursday. Read More

Santa Cruz woman killed in party bus accident

The California Highway Patrol is still investigating the death of 25-year-old Natasha Noland, who was killed after she and another woman were ejected from a party bus late Friday night, a CHP spokesman said. The fatal accident occurred just before midnight on state Highway 17 near state Highway 9 in Los Gatos, CHP officer D.J. Sarabia said. Read More

Motorcyclist killed in Highway 101 crash Tuesday identified

A motorcyclist killed in a crash on northbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon has been identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as 48-year-old John Jolivette. Read More

Richmond drag race leads to fatal crash

Two vehicles that were involved in a fatal crash in Richmond early Sunday morning were drag racing, according to police. The crash was reported on Richmond Parkway at about 1:15 a.m., Richmond police Lt. Bisa French said. Police believe the two cars had been drag racing in the eastbound lanes when they clipped each other and spun out of control. Read More

Car crash near University of San Francisco kills one

UPDATE: 5:03 p.m. - Police initially said the 33-year-old had succumbed to his injuries, but police Sgt. Mike Andraychak clarified Thursday afternoon that the man remains alive but is on life support. Read More

San Mateo motorcyclist killed when thrown off bike near Woodside identified

A man who was killed riding his motorcycle Tuesday evening through a county park near Woodside has been identified, according to the coroner’s office.The motorcyclist was identified as Stewart Sutter, 32, of San Mateo, according to the San Mateo County coroner’s office. Read More

Young girl killed in East Palo Alto’s second deadly collision Wednesday

A young girl was struck and killed by a car in East Palo Alto this morning, just a block away from where a motorcyclist died after being hit by a driver fleeing from police, authorities said. The child was struck at about 8:15 a.m. at Bay Road and Gloria Way, Menlo Park Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman said. Read More

Woman struck, killed by Muni bus in San Francisco's Castro district

A Muni bus struck and killed a woman walking in a crosswalk Friday afternoon in San Francisco’s Castro District.The woman was walking in the intersection of 18th and Hartford streets, near Castro Street, at 2:30 p.m. when the Muni bus that was making a left turn struck her, according to San Francisco police Sgt. Michael Andraychack. Read More

UCSF doctor killed, four others injured in crash on Oak and Octavia

Oak Street, Octavia Boulevard
A UCSF doctor was killed and four others were injured on Thursday in a collision involving a big-rig truck and a shuttle bus at Oak Street and Octavia Boulevard, an intersection that residents say is notoriously dangerous for motorists. Read More
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