Trucker Killed, Pedestrian Critical In Overturned Big Rig Crash
LAKE ELSINORE (CBS) — A trucker was killed Monday when his big rig overturned and erupted in flames on Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore.
The crash happened around 11 a.m. on southbound I-15, near Lake Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The big rig driver's identity was not immediately released.
According to the CHP, the truck and a passenger vehicle collided, causing the rig to go off the road, jack-knife and catch fire. A pedestrian walking along the freeway was struck, suffering critical injuries, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The condition of the person driving the car couldn't be confirmed.
Fire crews were able to quickly contain the flames consuming the 18- wheeler, which was hauling flour, some of which spilled.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.
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