PCH reopens after hours-long closure in both directions for deadly crash investigation

Pacific Coast Highway has reopened hours after being closed in both directions Friday morning near Malibu for a deadly crash.

The crash happened shortly after 10:30 p.m. Thursday just west of Carbon Canyon when two cars collided head on, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators.

They say that one of the drivers died at the scene. 

Two others were hospitalized with injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening, investigators said. 

The roadway was reopened just before 9 a.m., nearly 12 hours after it was first closed by the violent collision. 

Video from the scene shows both cars suffering from significant damage in the middle of the road. 

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

The crash occurred on the same stretch of road where four Pepperdine University students were struck and killed in October 2023, again raising concerns over how dangerous PCH has proven to be in recent years.