GILROY – A 78-year-old Santa Clara man was killed in a crash Tuesday morning on State Route 152 in Gilroy, according to authorities.
The man was driving a 2021 Toyota RAV4 eastbound on the highway, east of Canada Road, at 7:30 a.m. when he collided with a 2023 tomato harvester tractor crossing from the south shoulder to the north shoulder, the California Highway Patrol said.
A Good Samaritan pulled over to provide aid and called 911, according to the CHP.
The man died of his injuries at the scene while his passenger, a 76-year-old Santa Clara woman, was taken to Natividad Medical Center in Salinas with major injuries, the CHP said.
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity once it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified.
The tractor driver, a 22-year-old Coalinga man, remained at the scene, according to the CHP.
Alcohol and drugs did not appear to play a role in the deadly collision, the CHP said.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact the CHP Hollister-Gilroy area office at 408-427-0700.
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