1 dead and 5 injured in head-on collision in Wine Country near Yountville

YOUNTVILLE – One person was killed and five others injured in a head-on collision east of Yountville Saturday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said. The driver of one vehicle fled.

The collision occurred around 4:20 p.m. in front of Silverado Vineyards at 6121 Silverado Trail, between Oak Knoll and Yountville Cross Road, the CHP said.

A vehicle carrying four people was traveling south on Silverado Trail and entered the northbound lanes, where it collided with an oncoming vehicle carrying two people, Officer Marc Renspurger said.

The driver of the southbound vehicle left the scene of the accident on foot and is being sought, he said.