Fatal wreck closes Highway 20 near Upper Lake

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A head-on crash on Highway 20 near Blue Lakes on Wednesday afternoon resulted in a fatality and led to a temporary shutdown of the highway.

The California Highway Patrol confirmed a death had resulted from the two-vehicle wreck, which was first reported just before 3:15 p.m. Wednesday on Highway 20 just east of Scotts Valley Road, west of Upper Lake.

Units arriving at the scene reported finding the roadway blocked by a pickup truck and a sedan, according to CHP and radio reports.

Within a few minutes of getting to the scene, medics confirmed one person had died, according to radio traffic.

Shortly before 3:45 p.m., Northshore Fire medics at the scene asked for an air ambulance to respond to Sutter Lakeside Hospital to transport another patient to an out-of-county trauma center.

The CHP said just before 4 p.m. that the highway was closed in both directions, with no estimated time of reopening.

The roadway was reported to have been reopened just before 6 p.m.

Additional information will be published as it becomes available.

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