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Lemon Grove Man Killed in Head-On Crash With Bus
The name of the 68-year-old man who died in the Friday night accident has not yet been released.
A 68-year-old Lemon Grove man was fatally injured when his car crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a bus head-on on University Avenue in San Diego, authorities said Saturday.
The driver of a Honda Accord was headed east on University Avenue near 54th Street about 6:10 p.m. Friday when the vehicle crossed into the westbound lanes for an unknown reason, San Diego police said.
The Honda then collided with a westbound bus, police said.
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The Honda's driver was taken to a hospital where he died from his injuries, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office reported. He was pronounced dead at 6:41 p.m.
The name of the driver, who was married, was not released pending family notification, according to the medical examiner's office.
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—City News Service
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