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- The fatal crash occurred on Highway 50 just east of Ice House Road near Pollock Pines.
- The vehicle veered off the highway and down a steep embankment into a ditch.
- The deadly crash was reported shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
At least one person died Tuesday when a vehicle veered off Highway 50 into a ditch in El Dorado County, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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The deadly crash was reported shortly after 4 p.m. along the eastbound lanes of Highway 50, just east of Ice House Road in the Pollock Pines area.
The vehicle veered off the highway and down a steep embankment before it crashed into the ditch with water, according to CHP online dispatch records.
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In a social media post shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, Caltrans officials said the Highway 50 near Ice House Road was under one-way traffic control due to the vehicle crash.
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There were no further details about the fatal crash available Tuesday afternoon.