Fatal Head-On Collisions Claim Lives of Woman and Child in Van Nuys

A woman and a young child were killed in a head-on collision in Van Nuys, with four others hospitalized. The crash occurred when a white Honda Accord traveling north on Woodley Avenue veered into the southbound lanes and collided with a gray Honda Civic. The woman in her 60s and the 5-year-old child, identified as Yeshua Cordova Tobar, both died from their injuries. The remaining occupants of the vehicles sustained minor to critical injuries and were taken to the hospital. The cause of the crash is under investigation.