The Orange County Fire Authority and EMT’s remove a victim from a vehicle that was involved in a collision on Pacific Coast Highway between Camino San Clemente and Avenida Estacion in San Clemente on Sunday, February 4, 2018. (Photo by David Bro, Contributing photographer)

This white SUV was involved in a fatal vehicle collision on Pacific Coast Highway between Camino San Clemente and Avenida Estacion in San Clemente on Sunday, February 4, 2018. Authorities report that there was a single fatality in the crash. (Photo by David Bro, Contributing photographer)

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The Orange County Fire Authority and EMT’s remove a victim from a vehicle that was involved in a collision on Pacific Coast Highway between Camino San Clemente and Avenida Estacion in San Clemente on Sunday, February 4, 2018. (Photo by David Bro, Contributing photographer)



SAN CLEMENTE A head-on collision on the coastal highway near the north end of San Clemente killed one person and injured two others Sunday, Feb. 4, authorities said.

The crash between an Oldsmobile Bravada and a Toyota Prius was reported at 4:53 p.m. on El Camino Real near Camino San Clemente. The Oldsmobile driver was pronounced dead at the scene, said Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Carrie Braun. He was identified Monday morning, Feb. 5, as 47-year-old Michael Crane of San Clemente.

Orange County Fire Authority personnel extricated a person who was trapped in the other vehicle and took the patient to Mission Hospital, OCFA Capt. Larry Kurtz said.

Another occupant of that vehicle also was injured and taken to an area hospital, Braun said.

The extent of the injuries was not available. Neither were the ages and genders of the parties involved.

As the Sheriff’s Department began investigating, officials issued a SigAlert for El Camino Real between Camino San Clemente and Avenida Pico, asking the public to avoid the area. The roadway reopened at about 10:45 p.m., officials said.