Two dead after car collides with semi parked on shoulder of California highway

Two people were killed in a collision with a parked semi truck in Newbury Park, California, on Thursday.

The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. on October 31, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Moorpark Division.

A semi truck parked on the shoulder of southbound Highway 101 at Wendy Drive was struck from the rear by a Honda Civic, causing two of the four people inside the car to be ejected.

Both of the people who were ejected died from their injuries.

The other two people in the Civic were hospitalized but are expected to survive.

The truck driver was not hurt.

According to the VC Star, the Honda driver failed to negotiate a turn for an exit and instead drove into the parked truck. The outlet also reported that the Honda had been seen driving at high speeds prior to the crash.

The crash is under investigation.