REDWOOD CITY (KRON)—One passenger was killed in a solo car crash in Redwood City Thursday afternoon after the car went down an embankment and crashed into two trees.
The California Highway Patrol responded to reports of a smoking car with someone trapped inside a car on Skyline Blvd near Page Mill Road around 2:10 p.m.
Officers found the 17-year-old driver was speeding on Skyline Blvd when he crashed down an embankment, the CHP said,
The car hit two trees while driving away from the road, the CHP said.
A 19-year-old passenger from San Martin was killed and pronounced dead at the scene.
Another 19-year-old passenger in the back seat has major injuries and was taken to Stanford Hospital.
The 17-year-old driver has minor injuries.
Skyline Drive was shut down as crews were cleaning up the crash.