"Two people died and their children were injured in a solo-vehicle crash in El Dorado County on Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said a car struck a tree on Highway 50, just east of Kyburz, around 3:11 p.m. An 8-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were in the car and suffered major injuries. It took hours to get the children out of the vehicle, according to CHP. Their parents were determined dead at the scene."
"Highway 50 was temporarily closed in the area but has since reopened. This story originally appeared on KCRA."
A solo-vehicle crash on Highway 50 just east of Kyburz in El Dorado County occurred around 3:11 p.m. on Sunday when a car struck a tree. Two adults in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. An 8-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl inside the car suffered major injuries and required hours-long extrication. Emergency personnel worked on the rescue and transport of the children. Highway 50 was temporarily closed in the area while responders operated and has since reopened.
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