Driver Sought In Motorcycle Crashes That Killed 5

Driver Sought In Motorcycle Crashes That Killed 5

Investigators: Car Trying To Pass Motorcycles Caused Crash

OCOTILLO, Calif. -- Authorities were looking for the driver of a car that tried to pass a group of motorcycles and caused another car to lose control on a desert highway, triggering a crash that killed five people and injured six others, officials said.

Seven motorcyclists - members of a club celebrating its 10th anniversary - were ensnared in the collision on two-lane Route 98 near Ocotillo, a few miles north of the Mexico border and 80 miles east of San Diego.

Two men and two women motorcyclists died at the scene Saturday before paramedics arrived, Imperial County Fire Department Capt. Peter Stanton told The Associated Press. One passenger from a car was also killed.
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Driver Sought In Motorcycle Crashes