A 21-year-old Sacramento woman died and two other people were hospitalized after a head-on crash on State Route 160 near Sherman Island Cross Road, south of Rio Vista, early Sunday, September 27, 2026. The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. According to the California Highway Patrol, a Kia traveling northbound crossed into the southbound lanes and collided with a Ford F-250 pickup truck. The two occupants of the pickup were taken to NorthBay Medical Center with injuries.
KCRA reported that the woman was killed and two others were injured in the Highway 160 crash, citing the CHP. FOX40 reported that the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified the woman and that it is still unknown whether drugs or alcohol were involved. The CHP’s investigation is ongoing, and the cause of the collision has not been officially determined.
A woman died and two people were hospitalized Sunday morning after a head-on crash on State Route 160 south of Rio Vista in Sacramento County. The California Highway Patrol said the collision happened around 5:30 a.m. near Sherman Island Cross Road, a rural stretch of the delta highway. A black Kia Forte reportedly crossed from the northbound lanes into the path of a southbound Ford F-250 pickup truck. The impact killed the Kia’s sole occupant and left both people in the truck with injuries of unknown severity.
According to FOX40, CHP closed State Route 160 in both directions while investigators processed the scene, reopening the highway to traffic by about 9:40 a.m. The outlet reported that officers had not yet determined whether alcohol or drugs contributed to the crash. The cause of the collision remains under investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact CHP.