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(Double Fatal over the weekend)…It happened on Highway 78, near Ocotillo Wells.

The California Highway Patrol says the 2 vehicle collision Saturday evening was in the area of Quarry Road, near Wolf Well Road. Witnesses told the Highway Patrol a pick-up rammed a sedan at around 7:00 pm Saturday. The vehicles burst into flames. Cal Fire extinguished the flames, and found the drivers in both vehicles were dead. The Highway was blocked for several hours, reopening after 10:00 pm. The CHP is investigating the collision.