6-Car Crash Kills Man When Car Plows Through Intersection In Newport Beach: Police

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — A man was killed in a violent six-car crash in Newport Beach Tuesday.

Officers responded at around 4 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of San Miguel Drive and MacArthur Boulevard in response to reports of a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Newport Beach Police Department.

Upon arrival, police found a man behind the wheel of a black Toyota Corolla with severe crash damage and immediately tried to render care.

The man was later taken to a hospital by Newport Beach firefighters, where he died, police said.

Another driver was taken to a hospital after complaining of pain, while the remaining drivers were evaluated and treated at the scene.

The area was affected for several hours as police traffic investigators conducted an extensive investigation into the cause of the collision.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a Toyota Corolla traveling westbound on San Miguel Drive collided with several vehicles stopped at a red light near MacArthur Boulevard for reasons that remain under investigation.

Police said the collision caused an Audi Q5 to get pushed into the intersection, where it collided with a Nissan turning eastbound from San Miguel Drive onto north MacArthur.

The name of the dead victim was being withheld pending notification of relatives.

Anyone with information regarding the collision was urged to contact Traffic Investigator Nate Farris at nfarris@nbpd.org or 949-644-3746.

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