12 were hospitalized following a two vehicle collision on Hwy. 126. At approximately 6:30 p.m., west of Toland Road, near the Red Schoolhouse, Alex Rojas, 26, lost control of the SUV he was driving. Reports state he attempted to pass a pickup in front of him. According to California Highway Patrol officers, unsafe speed during a rainy period contributed to his loss of control. Rojas drifted back into the lane, and struck the vehicle he had just passed. This caused his vehicle to spin into oncoming, eastbound traffic where he was broadsided by a truck driven by Maria Troncoso, 29, of Oxnard. Rojas’ passenger, Diana Gutierrez, 22, of Palmdale, not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle. All suffered major injuries, including a 9-year-old boy, a 2-year-old boy. The children were transferred to UCLA and to Childrens Hospital with facial fractures and other injuries.