A Jeep was traveling eastbound on when it failed to negotiate a curve on the roadway and collided head-on with an oncoming Dodge Ram

Humboldt Car Accident
1 Killed in Humboldt Car Accident on State Route 299 near Essex Lane

, CA. – One person was killed in a head-on collision that occurred in Humboldt County on Saturday morning.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 7:32 a.m. on westbound State Route 299, east of Essex Lane.

A Jeep was traveling eastbound on State Route 299 when it failed to negotiate a curve on the roadway and drifted into the westbound lanes, colliding head-on with an oncoming Dodge Ram.

The Jeep driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The parties in the Ram were transported to Saint Joseph Hospital in .

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is underway.