Teen Dies In Crash On PCH In Malibu

MALIBU, CA — A teenager was killed Friday in a two-vehicle crash that prompted the closure of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu for nearly six hours, authorities said.

Dulce Maria Ramiro Sanchez, 17, of Los Angeles, was killed when her car collided with another vehicle just after 6 a.m. near Topanga Canyon Boulevard, the California Highway Patrol told KTLA.

Paramedics pronounced the teenager dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The other driver was transported to a hospital in unknown condition, the sheriff's department said.

The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.

City News Service contributed to this post