A man who was riding as a passenger in a Mitsubishi sedan died after the car collided with an SUV making a U-turn in La Jolla on Monday, San Diego police said.
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The crash occurred at 2:30 p.m. when a 56-year-old man driving a Land Rover north on Torrey Pines Road made a U-turn, mid-block near Prospect Place, police said.
He turned into the path of the sedan, driven by a 68-year-old woman on Torrey Pines Road, and her car collided with the Land Rover, striking the front right side of the SUV, according to investigators.
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Her passenger died before he could be taken to a hospital. His name was not immediately released.
The sedan’s driver suffered two broken arms, two femur fractures, a fractured pelvis and facial fractures. The SUV’s driver had reports of pain, investigators said.
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Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash, police said.
The collision is under investigation.
