Fatal crash near San Luis Reservoir; four killed

Four people, including two children, were killed Sunday night in a single-car crash on Highway 152 east of San Luis Reservoir, the California Highway Patrol said.

The car, a 2017 Nissan Altima, was eastbound on Highway 152 around 8:30 p.m. As it approached Santa Nella Boulevard (Highway 33), it crossed the median into the westbound lanes, then went across a dirt shoulder and hit a tree.

The impact reportedly broke the car into two pieces.

All four people in the car were killed: the driver, a 40-year-old man; a 22-year-old woman; and two boys, ages 9 and 2. The youngest boy had been in a car seat, and the others were wearing seat belts.

That stretch of Highway 152, about two miles east of Interstate 5, is two lanes in each direction, divided by a dirt median without a barrier. The speed limit is 65 mph.