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1 person dead after vehicle crashes off Malibu Canyon Road and down grassy hillside

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February 4, 2026 / 9:23 AM PST / CBS LA

One person has died in a single-vehicle crash off Malibu Canyon Road in Malibu early Wednesday morning.

The crash was reported around 7:40 a.m. near Potter Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Aerial footage showed a severely damaged red vehicle amid the hillside shrubbery, off the two-lane winding roadway.

CHP officers are investigating the incident, and no further information is available about the victim or the cause of the crash. 

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Malibu Canyon Road hillside crash. Feb. 4, 2026 CBS LA

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