2 people killed in separate AV tra c crashes

PALMDALE — Two people were killed in separate traffic collisions in Palmdale and Lancaster in recent days.

One person was killed in Palmdale a two-vehicle collision Saturday morning, Palmdale Sheriff Station officials reported.

Deputies responded at approximately 9:50 a.m. to the collision on 30th Street East and Columbia Way (Avenue M).

Based on the preliminary investigation, a 2020 Honda Civic was westbound on Columbia Way, when a 2008 Ford Mustang was making a left turn from eastbound Columbia Way onto 30th Street East and the two vehicles collided in the intersection.

The passenger of the Mustang was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call Palmdale Sheriff Station’s Traffic Department at 661-272-2400.

On Wednesday, a woman driving an SUV was killed in a collision with a big rig in Lancaster.

The collision occurred at about 3:15 a.m. at Avenue H and 10th Street West, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials reported.

The woman was driving a Ford Expedition north on 10th Street West and reportedly did not stop at a red light at the Avenue H intersection.

The semi truck and trailer, eastbound on Avenue H, went through the intersection and collided into the passenger side of the Ford, sheriff’s officials reported.

Information was not immediately available on the identity of the woman, who died at the scene.

It is unknown if speed, alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call traffic investigators at the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station at 661-948-8466.