Woman Dies In Malibu Crash When ATV Plunges Off Cliff

MALIBU, CA — A woman in her 20s died in a crash of an all terrain vehicle that plunged over a cliff in Malibu, authorities said Thursday.

According to the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station, deputies responded at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to the 4300 block of Decker Edison Road, where they found a Polaris ATV vehicle that had plummeted off the roadway following a two-vehicle collision.

The ATV reportedly careened over the cliff after it was rear-ended by another vehicle and landed on a road below.

The driver of the ATV was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Los Angeles County medical examiner's office reported that the woman was in her 20s, but her identity was withheld pending family notifications.

Video from the scene showed the overturned ATV at the base of the cliff, with several older, rusted-out vehicles also visible in the ravine, indicating possible previous incidents of cars falling or being dumped from the roadway above.

City News Service