Uber Passenger, Wrong-Way Driver Die In Fiery Highway 1 Crash In Pacifica

PACIFICA (CBS/AP) -- A wrong-way driver collided head-on with the car of an Uber driver on the San Mateo coast, killing two.

The California Highway Patrol says the fiery crash happened just after 2:30 a.m. Friday on Highway 1 in Pacifica.

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.

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