Jason Gilbride, 25, and Joebel Pagarigan, 23, killed, and one injured in head-on car crash on State Highway 1 in Pacifica, California

PACIFICA (CBS SF) — The California Highway Patrol Friday morning is reporting two people have been killed in a crash on northbound state Highway 1 in Pacifica. The crash occurred on the highway at Paloma Avenue. The CHP has issued a Sig-alert due to the crash and initially reported a fire blocked the highway blocked at Paloma Avenue. CHP San Francisco said that the crash had been cleared from northbound Highway 1 at about 7:10 a.m. So far there were no additional details on the victims in the crash.

PACIFICA -- Two people were killed in a Christmas morning fiery head-on crash on Highway 1, according to the California Highway Patrol. A passenger in the Uber car was killed, as was the other driver. The Uber driver is in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital. The highway was closed in both directions until shortly after 7 AM. KRON 4 reported the crash and Uber driver whose car was struck by another vehicle traveling south in the highway's northbound lanes. The accident occurred at about 2:40 a.m. near Paloma Avenue.

PACIFICA - Two people were killed in a Christmas morning fiery head-on crash on Hwy. 1, according to the California Highway Patrol. A passenger in the Uber car was killed, as was the other driver. The Uber driver is in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital. The accident occurred near Paloma Avenue, at about 2:40 AM. The highway was closed in both directions until shortly after 7 AM. TV station KRON reported the crash involved and Uber driver whose car was struck by another vehicle traveling south in the highway's northbound lanes. The names of the victims have not yet been made public.

Investigators say the driver of the car that hit the Uber vehicle was killed. A passenger in the back seat of the Uber was killed. He was identified as 25-year-old Jason Gilbride of Pacifica. The Uber driver was hospitalized with unknown injuries Uber says in a statement that the company is "deeply saddened by this terrible tragedy." It's unclear why the wrong-way driver crossed the center line.

The California Highway Patrol says the fiery crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) – A wrong-way driver collided head-on with the car of an Uber driver in northern California, killing two. The Uber driver was hospitalized with unknown injuries Uber says in a statement that the company is “deeply saddened by this terrible tragedy.” It’s unclear why the wrong-way driver crossed the center line. A passenger in the back seat of the Uber was killed. Investigators say the driver of the car that hit the Uber vehicle was killed.

PACIFICA (CBS SF) — A driver in a crash that happened early Christmas morning on state Highway 1 in Pacifica has been identified as 23-year-old Daly City resident Joebel Pagarigan, according to the San Mateo County coroner’s office. The first report of the collision came in at 2:39 a.m. on Dec. 25 after Pagarigan was apparently traveling the wrong direction in a Toyota Corolla on northbound Highway 1 near Paloma Avenue, according to the He collided with a Nissan Maxima driven by someone working for the ride-booking service Uber and was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP officials said. North County Fire Authority firefighters arrived and found the Toyota had overturned and caught fire in the center median. The Nissan was reported as having major damage and was on an embankment, fire officials said. The Nissan driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, while a passenger in the car, identified by the coroner’s office as 25-year-old Jason Gilbride of Pacifica, was also pronounced dead at the scene. “We are deeply saddened by this terrible tragedy,” an Uber spokesperson said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those killed and with the injured driver and his loved ones.” CHP officials do not yet know whether alcohol or drugs played a factor in the collision, which remains under investigation.