A rural highway in Southern California was reopened Sunday after a collision that killed five, the Highway Patrol said.

Four members of a San Diego-area motorcycle club were killed Saturday along with a passenger in a car in the collision near Ocotillo in Imperial County.

Highway Patrol officers told the Los Angeles Times seven bikes from the Saddle Tramps were hit by an oncoming car that swerved to avoid another vehicle that was passing the motorcyclists on Route 98 Saturday afternoon.

The victims included a husband and wife who were riding on one of the bikes. Five people were injured, including one critically, and were airlifted to area hospitals, Imperial County firefighters told The San Diego Union-Tribune.

The Saddle Tramps were marking the club's 10th anniversary with a ride along the desert highway 80 miles east of San Diego.

A rural highway in Southern California was reopened Sunday after a collision that killed five, the Highway Patrol said.

Four members of a San Diego-area motorcycle club were killed Saturday along with a passenger in a car in the collision near Ocotillo in Imperial County.

Highway Patrol officers told the Los Angeles Times seven bikes from the Saddle Tramps were hit by an oncoming car that swerved to avoid another vehicle that was passing the motorcyclists on Route 98 Saturday afternoon.

The victims included a husband and wife who were riding on one of the bikes. Five people were injured, including one critically, and were airlifted to area hospitals, Imperial County firefighters told The San Diego Union-Tribune.

The Saddle Tramps were marking the club's 10th anniversary with a ride along the desert highway 80 miles east of San Diego.