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Two people died and a third person was in critical condition after a head-on crash in San Pablo early Thursday morning, according to police.

A driver fatally struck a pedestrian in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood early Wednesday morning, officials said.

The hit-and-run happened just after midnight near Bridgehead Road and Main Street where a man was seen lying on the road next to a bicycle.

The intersection of Treat Boulevard and Navaronne Way is again fully open to motorists, the Concord Police Department said on social media on Monday midnight.

The adult driver was in a grey Honda CR-V on westbound State Route 4 near Morello Avenue in the East Bay city just after midnight Monday.

The black SUV then collided with a fire hydrant. The suspect(s) subsequently fled the scene on foot, leaving the vehicle behind, police said.

Police responded to the incident around 9:30 p.m. on the northbound I-880 lanes near the Oakland Coliseum.

Around 11:10 p.m., officers and medical personnel responded to a report of a collision between a pedestrian and a vehicle at the intersection of Sebastopol Road and Dutton Avenue.

The crash killed Barajas and Quinonez and sent their other two family members to Community Regional Medical Center.

The collision occurred at 10:30 p.m. Monday near West Osborne Street and North Van Nuys Boulevard.

The collision happened at around 8:50 a.m. in the 11300 block of Foothill Boulevard near Osborne Street, according to Los Angeles Fire Department's Nicholas Prange.

One vehicle flipped on its side and another vehicle, a sedan, was found off the highway in the bushes.

Fresno police Lt. Leslie Williams said the rider, in his 50s, was traveling southbound on Fowler and ended up colliding with the back of a vehicle that was at a red light to make a left turn.

Witnesses told officers that 68-year-old Mark Borboa ran a red light on the eastbound highway off-ramp.

The California Highway Patrol said two people died as a result of this car crash. A 22-year-old man from Modesto was driving a Hyundai on the wrong side of the freeway.

The pedestrian suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead by medical personnel at the scene.

The collision occurred between Morgan Hill and San Martin at about 2:45 p.m. on Nov. 22 at Uvas and Watsonville roads.

The elderly male victim was a passenger in one of the involved cars, and he died at John Muir Hospital.

The crash was reported at 5:28 p.m. Thursday at Custer and Sheridan roads, according to CHP officials.

A person driving a Toyota RAV4 was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and the two occupants of a Lexus GS 350 were uninjured.

A 7-year-old boy had a broken leg on Tuesday night after a driver hit the child and fled the scene, according to multiple media outlets.

The Madera Police Department says it happened at about 12:30 am Monday on Madera Drive near Gary Lane.

Police say when they arrived on scene, they found a single vehicle in pieces. and two people.

Several bystanders first worked to rescue the child, who was being held in the woman's arms, officials with the San Joaquin County Fire Authority said on Wednesday.

Police say two women were crossing the street and almost reached the center median when a vehicle hit one of the two.

A two-vehicle crash in Hemet claimed the life of at least one person, authorities said Monday.

The Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified Johnny Martinez, 43, as the victim in the crash. His city of residency was not immediately known.

The injured man was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. Stewart said. LAFD Urban Search and Rescue personnel were investigating and stabilizing the building as required.

The crash was reported around 5 a.m. at the Vermont Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at about 8:35 p.m. Sunday on Imperial Highway at California Street, according to a dispatcher at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center.

The Madera Police Department says it happened at about 12:30 am Monday on Madera Drive near Gary Lane.

For unclear reasons, a dark-colored car did not stop and struck one of the women, who was declared dead when emergency responders arrived, Garcia said.

One of the vehicles was a motorcycle, Los Angeles County Fire Department Dispatch Supervisor Michael Pittman told City News Service.

A vehicle hit the woman at 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, in the Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles, police said in a news release.

Officer Chad Swanson was killed in a four-vehicle crash, including his motorcycle, that was reported around 5:15 a.m. at Del Amo Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.

California Highway Patrol officers responded at 12:32 a.m. to the westbound freeway and Fairplex Drive where they found the victims, CHP Officer Sean Lough told City News Service.

The girl was crossing Guerneville Road with the “walk” indicator illuminated. A white four-door sedan turned right onto northbound Marlow Road and struck her at a slow rate of speed, police said.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene by emergency personnel.

The garbage truck’s driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, according to San Jose PD.

The crash occurred on the southbound lanes of U.S. 101 near the Coyote Creek Gold Drive onramp. Officers learned about the collision shortly after 7 p.m., the CHP said.

Arturo Gonzalez was identified as the victim by the Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said.

A Honda Civic going northbound on Sepulveda struck a BMW i4, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Firefighters used hydraulic tools to free patients for transport to a regional trauma center, Humphrey said.

The incident happened around 2 a.m. on Lankershim Boulevard. The Los Angeles Police Department and Fire Department responded to the scene and found a man in his 20s who was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash happened around 9:50 p.m. in the area of Avenue 17 and Crescent Drive.

Police say the driver of the truck veered off the road while approaching Larkin.

The California Highway Patrol says a Selma officer crashed their car off the side of the highway on Monday.

A fatal head-on collision occurred on northbound Highway 101 near Silver Avenue. CHP received reports of a wrong way driver who was traveling southbound on the northbound lanes.

A man in a white BMW who was unfamiliar with the roadway was eastbound in the westbound lane when he collided with a Ford Taurus on a blind curve, LaRock said