SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- The driver of a Mercedes that crashed into a Kia on Saturday afternoon in San Jose near Westfield Oakridge mall set off a chain reaction of four other car collisions that resulted in the death of one driver, according to police. The San Jose Police Department responded to the fatal crash just before 4 p.m. at the intersection of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road. A green 2016 Kia car was being driven by a woman southbound on Santa Teresa Boulevard and pulling into the dedicated left-turn lanes for eastbound Blossom Hill Road when her car was struck by a silver 2020 Mercedes car also heading southbound, according to the preliminary investigation. (KRON4)(KRON4) The Kia and Mercedes then crashed into a white 2024 Tesla, which was stopped in one of the two left-turn lanes. The Tesla struck a green 2004 BMW that was in front of it in the turn lane. The Kia also struck a white 2014 Toyota that was stopped in the second designated left-turn lane. Following the collisions, the Mercedes caught fire with the driver and a juvenile passenger inside, SJPD said. Officers were able to extricate the two occupants. Teen dies in multi-vehicle crash on I-880 in San Leandro “All occupants in the involved vehicles, except for the driver of the green BMW, were transported to local hospitals with varying injuries,” wrote San Jose police. “The driver of the green Kia succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.” The driver killed in the crash was identified as 33-year-old Kimberly Karnes, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner. The cause of death remains "to be determined." The driver of the Mercedes cooperated with officers, and police do not believe alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash. The cause remains under investigation. ...read more read less