[01-19-2026] Orange County, CA – One Killed, One Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on 57 Freeway

One person was killed, and another was injured in a multiple-vehicle freeway crash in Orange on Monday morning, January 19, 2026.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash was reported just after 7:30 a.m. on the northbound Orange (57) Freeway near Chapman Avenue and involved as many as four vehicles. 

Two people were transported to a hospital, according to a dispatcher with the Metro Cities Fire Authority. CHP later confirmed that one of the patients had died.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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