SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Two people were killed when the motorcycle they were riding crashed head-on with a Tesla on a highway in the Santa Cruz mountains on Saturday.

California Highway Patrol officers responded just after 4:45 p.m. on Saturday to State Route 9, just south of State Route 35, on reports of the crash, according to a department statement.

At the scene, officers learned that an 18-year-old woman driving a Tesla Model 3 was traveling northbound on State Route 9 "at an undetermined speed" when she crashed into a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was driving southbound on State Route 9, according to the CHP.

The CHP said the 61-year-old man and 59-year-old woman who were riding the motorcycle were ejected from the bike onto the roadway.

"As a result of the crash, both occupants

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