Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash
アメリカ・カリフォルニア州の高速道路で日本人留学生８人が乗った車が電柱に衝突する事故があり、３人が死亡、５人がけがをしました。
Single-Vehicle Fatal Crashは「単独衝突死亡事故」です。定員違反はまずしい学生にありがちのことですが、ここまでオーバーだとコントロールも大変だったと思います。（GP）
3 Die in Single-Vehicle Fatal Crash on State Route 78
Officials say eight people were packed inside the Honda
Three Japanese exchange students died and five others were injured after a teenager drove down an embankment and crashed into a power pole Thursday night in Oceanside.
California Highway Patrol officers say before the incident, the students were at a beach in Oceanside for a student-organized event. Many had gotten there by Sprinter train, but since the service stopped at 10 p.m., some had no way to get back to Palomar Community College.
One 19-year-old student, who had a five-seater Honda Prelude, offered to give those left behind a ride, which they accepted.
They loaded into the small car -- two in the front and six in the back.
The eight people, ages 18 to 22, then traveled eastbound on SR-78 east of El Camino Real at an unknown speed when the driver veered off the road for an unknown reason just before 11 p.m., according to official reports.
He crashed into a power pole, splitting it in half. The driver of the car and two others, a male and female, were killed, while two women and three men suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Four were taken to local hospitals via ground ambulance and one was flown to Palomar Hospital. CHP officials said four of the five have moderate injuries. One had serious injuries.
