DIXON, CA — Three people were killed Friday morning in a head-on crash on Highway 113 in Solano County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers were dispatched around 6:35 a.m. after a broadcast from the Golden Gate Communications Center reported the collision. The crash happened just north of Hay Road and south of Dixon.
As CHP units were heading to the scene, the Solano County Sheriff’s Office also relayed that multiple people at the crash site were unresponsive.
CHP says officers were sent after a radio broadcast from the communications center
The California Highway Patrol said the first alert came through the Golden Gate Communications Center, which broadcast word of a head-on crash on Highway 113.
That dispatch sent officers toward a stretch of roadway in western Solano County before sunrise. The agency identified the location as being between Hay Road and Dixon, a rural area where Highway 113 carries local and through traffic.
The early-morning timing meant responders were working in low-light conditions as they moved toward the reported collision scene.
CHP has not released additional details about the vehicles involved or how the crash unfolded.
Sheriff's deputies reported several people were unresponsive at the scene
While CHP officers were en route, the Solano County Sheriff’s Office told dispatchers that multiple people at the crash site were unresponsive, according to CHP.
That information signaled to responding agencies that the wreck had caused severe injuries or fatalities before emergency crews arrived. Officials have not said how many vehicles were involved beyond describing the collision as head-on.
No names, ages, or hometowns for the people who died have been released. Authorities have also not said whether anyone else was hurt in the crash.
Crash location places the wreck in a busy corridor near Dixon
Highway 113 runs through Solano County and serves as a connector for drivers moving around Dixon and nearby rural roads. The crash site was described as being north of Hay Road and south of Dixon, which narrows the location to a specific segment of the highway.
That stretch is used by commuters, farm traffic, and local motorists traveling between community roads and larger routes in the area. A head-on collision there can quickly block lanes and draw a rapid response from multiple agencies.
Officials did not say whether weather, road conditions, or visibility played any role in the crash.
Authorities have not said what caused the head-on collision
At this stage, investigators have not identified a cause for the wreck. CHP has not said whether speed, impairment, distraction, or a lane crossing may have been factors.
The agency also has not described the direction each vehicle was traveling before impact. Those details typically come later as officers examine physical evidence, witness statements, and any available video.
For now, the confirmed facts are limited to the location, the time of the call, and the number of people who died. More information would likely come from CHP as the investigation continues.
Three deaths underscore the danger of high-speed rural roadway crashes
Head-on crashes are among the most dangerous roadway collisions because the force of impact is concentrated when two vehicles strike each other directly. On two-lane highways and rural connectors, even a brief crossing into oncoming traffic can produce fatal outcomes.
Friday’s crash added three more deaths to that risk on a Solano County highway already familiar to local drivers. The early response by CHP and the sheriff’s office suggests agencies recognized the seriousness of the scene almost immediately.
Officials have not said when the roadway fully reopened or whether the crash led to any extended closure. The investigation remains in the hands of the California Highway Patrol.