A vehicle traveling in the wrong direction on U.S. Highway 101 in Monterey County triggered a three-vehicle crash that killed two people and injured four others on Sunday evening, authorities said.

The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened on southbound Highway 101 south of the Chualar River Road overcrossing. The investigation determined a white Kia SUV, driven by a 41-year-old Salinas man and occupied by three passengers, was headed north in the southbound lanes when it crashed into a black Honda sedan driven by a 46-year-old Arizona resident. That crash led to a secondary crash with a white Toyota sedan, the CHP said.

The driver of the wrong-way Kia and the driver of the Honda were pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said. All three passengers of the Kia had minor to maj

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