2 people killed in late night collision on 101 in Greenfield

Two people have have been killed from a fatal accident involving multiple vehicles that took place on Highway 101 north of Hudson Road in Greenfield just before midnight on Sunday night, July 21. According to CHP Officer Mike Rigby, a 71-year-old male driver from Salinas was driving a Honda Odyssey southbound in the northbound lane of the highway for unknown reasons just before midnight. The Honda then hit a Nissan Rogue driven by a 38-year-old female from San Jose that was going northbound. After that collision, a Ford Fusion driven by an 18-year-old female from Folsom hit the Honda, and at the same time a tractor operated by a 24-year-old male from Apple Valley struck the Nissan. The Ford and tractor then continued further north and hit each other. At that point, all of the vehicles came to a stop. The Salinas man driving the Honda died from his injuries, the 38-year-old San Jose woman driving the Nissan also died, while a 39-year-old male passenger of the Nissan had major injuries and two juveniles in the vehicle were transported to a nearby hospital. The 18-year-old male driver of the Ford and his 46-year-old female passenger from Folsom received minor injuries from the accident, while the 24-year-old male driver of the tractor from Apple Valley was not hurt.