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CARMICHAEL, Sacramento County, Calif., Oct. 18, 2026 — At least one person suffered minor injuries after two vehicles collided Saturday night, October 17, at Cypress Avenue and Sharwood Way in Carmichael, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash was first reported shortly before 9 p.m., when fire personnel relayed word of a collision between a white Mercedes and a black Toyota pickup, CHP radio logs show. Within minutes, the agency reclassified the call from an unknown-injury collision to one involving a minor injury.
A CHP unit was dispatched to the intersection to handle the two-vehicle crash, the report indicates. Details on what led to the collision, including which direction each vehicle was traveling, have not been released.
It is not known how many people were in each vehicle or whether anyone besides the person with minor injuries was hurt. The extent of the damage to the roadway or vehicles involved was also not disclosed. The CHP has not said whether the crash remains under investigation.
We hope everyone who was hurt makes a full and speedy recovery.
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