High-speed crash of 8 vehicles leaves 2 ‘engulfed in flames,’ 3 dead, CA cops say
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Two cars were “engulfed in flames” after an eight-car collision, resulting from a speeding car that created a domino effect of crashes, officials in California said.
Police received “numerous 9-1-1 calls” about a multi-car collision that happened at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and Valley Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 1, the Rialto Police Department said in a news release.
“Officers arrived minutes later and discovered two vehicles engulfed in flames with several other vehicles damaged,” police said.
A woman and child were trapped inside a burning Kia Sorento, police said. While officers and bystanders tried to put out the flames, officers tried to get the pair from the car.
“But they were unsuccessful,” police said.
Witnesses told police a speeding driver in a black Jeep Cherokee “sideswiped a Chevrolet Silverado near the intersection of Willow Ave.” The driver continued on Valley Boulevard at a “high rate of speed.”
Shortly after, the Jeep collided into the Kia Sorento that was stopped at a red light, police said. Momentum caused the Kia to hit the back of a Honda. Both cars caught fire.
Four more cars were also involved in the crash, police said.
The man driving the Jeep and woman and child in the Kia Sorento were pronounced dead on scene, police said. Two other drivers were taken to the hospital for “non-life-threatening injuries.”
The Rialto Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating and asks anyone with information to call 909-644-6025.
This story was originally published August 2, 2022 at 2:14 PM with the headline "High-speed crash of 8 vehicles leaves 2 ‘engulfed in flames,’ 3 dead, CA cops say."
