GILROY — The three people killed in a crash Tuesday night near Gilroy have been identified as teenagers from Hollister.
The three teens were 17-year-old Victor Lujan, 17-year-old Anzhel Billegas-Lemus and 18-year-old Brandon Alarcon, all of Hollister, according to the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office.
The collision occurred on Shore Road west of Lake Road shortly before 7 p.m. The driver of the car lost control of the vehicle and swerved into oncoming traffic, where it hit another vehicle.
The three teens were the driver and two rear passengers of the vehicle, the California Highway Patrol said. One additional teen from the car and the driver of the other car were seriously injured and were airlifted to the hospital.
The CHP had yet to publicly specify the likely cause of the crash Thursday morning.