GARDEN GROVE – Two people were killed early Monday morning, Oct. 30, on the 22 freeway when a car slammed into a wall, and then the driver of the car and a good Samaritan who had stopped to help were struck by another vehicle.

Around 1:50 a.m., a 2008 Saturn traveling on the westbound side at the Brookhurst Street off-ramp veered onto the shoulder and crashed into the right-hand wall, said Officer Duane Graham of the California Highway Patrol. A Good Samaritan in a 2017 Nissan saw the crash, and pulled over to help.

About two minutes later, with the two men standing outside their vehicles, a 2004 Toyota collided with them.

The driver of the Saturn and the Good Samaritan died at the scene. The third driver was uninjured and stayed at the scene, cooperating with investigators.

The driver of the Saturn was a Stanton man in his early 40s, Graham said. The Good Samaritan was a Fullerton man in his early 20s.

Both crashes are under investigation.

Investigators do not think drugs or alcohol were involved in the second crash that led to the two men dying.

In a freeway crash, if a vehicle is disabled, the CHP recommends motorists stay in their cars, Graham said; they should turn their emergency lights on, keep their seat belts fastened and call 911.

“Individuals getting out of their cars is extremely dangerous,” Graham said.

All of the westbound lanes in the area were closed for nearly four hours.