Crime & Safety

1 Killed In El Cajon Collision

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic collision on Piping Rock Lane near El Cajon that happened Saturday night.

EL CAJON, CA — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal traffic collision in the 13500 block of Piping Rock Lane near El Cajon, authorities said Sunday.

At least one person has died, according to a dispatcher with the California Highway Patrol's Border Communications Center.

The agency was notified of the crash by Heartland Fire & Rescue at 9:45 p.m. Saturday.

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CHP investigators were still on scene at 12:15 a.m.

El Cajon police did not respond to the incident, as it occurred outside the city's boundaries, an El Cajon Police Department dispatcher said.

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The cause was under investigation.

—City News Service