A minimum of three folks have been killed and 4 injured in a fiery eight-vehicle collision on the ten Freeway, leading to a multi-lane closure that’s snarling rush-hour site visitors in Ontario, authorities mentioned.
The collision passed off round 1:10 p.m. when a semi-truck failed to come back to a cease as site visitors was slowing down on the westbound I-10 close to the I-15 interchange, in response to California Freeway Patrol spokesperson Officer Joe Garcia.
The ensuing crash precipitated an eight-vehicle pile-up, involving 4 semi-trucks and 4 passenger automobiles, considered one of which was engulfed in flames. Three folks have been pronounced lifeless on the scene, and 4 have been transported to native hospitals for therapy, Garcia mentioned. Their situation was unknown.
Legislation enforcement investigates wreckage on the scene of the collision on the ten Freeway in Ontario on Monday afternoon.
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All westbound lanes apart from the 2 FasTrak lanes are at present closed, as are the transition roads from the I-15 to the I-10 westbound, Garcia mentioned. There isn’t a estimate on when the westbound lanes will reopen, and commuters are urged to hunt various routes.
Jason Calmelat witnessed the crash happen and informed KTLA that his first response was “someone simply died.”
“The crimson truck was touring at a excessive charge of pace when everybody else was stopped,” Calmelat informed the station. “He didn’t hit his brakes, he didn’t attempt to decelerate, he simply went full power into the again of one other truck, crushing two different automobiles.”
One of many passenger autos “exploded on impression,” sending a “huge fireball” into the air, he mentioned.
