A driver has died after she abruptly veered to the right, causing her car to roll over multiple times, California Highway Patol (CHP) officers said.
The crash happened at approximately 11:05 a.m. Thursday on northbound Interstate 5, south of the Santa Margarita River exit.
The driver, an 80-year-old from Oxnard, was driving her 1998 gold Ford Explorer on I-15 in lane four, witnesses told officers.
As she was driving, a semi tractor-trailer began to pass her in lane three.
Witnesses said that once the driver saw the tractor-trailer to her left, she abruptly veered to the right.
The Ford left the east roadway edge and overturned multiple times.
The woman, the sole occupant of the vehicle, suffered fatal injuries, officers said.
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The crash is under investigation.
No other information was immediately available.
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