Person dies after crash involving horse on 15 Freeway in Norco
A person and a horse were killed in an early morning crash on the 15 Freeway in Norco on Sunday.
The crash happened a little before 2 a.m. on northbound lanes near 6th Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. It involved just one vehicle.
Officers said that they received reports of several horses running in both lanes of the freeway shortly before the crash happened.
"Upon arrival, firefighters declared one victim and horse perished at the scene, and the other patient was transported by ground ambulance with minor injuries," said a statement from the Riverside County Fire Department.
It's unclear if the deceased victim was the driver or passenger in the vehicle. They have not yet been identified.
All northbound lanes south of the Limonite Avenue off-ramp were closed until around 5 a.m. due to a CHP SigAlert.
It remains unclear why the horse was in the roadway at the time of the collision.