3 dead in fiery crash involving 4 semi-trucks, 4 cars on I-10 in Ontario

[ad_1] At the very least three individuals 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 stated.

The collision passed off round 1:10 p.m. when a semi-truck failed to return to a cease as site visitors was slowing down on the westbound I-10 close to the I-15 interchange, in accordance with California Freeway Patrol spokesperson Officer Joe Garcia.

The ensuing crash triggered an eight-vehicle pile-up, involving 4 semi-trucks and 4 passenger automobiles, one in every of which was engulfed in flames. Three individuals have been pronounced lifeless on the scene, and 4 have been transported to native hospitals for therapy, Garcia stated. Their situation was unknown.

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(OnScene.TV)

All westbound lanes excluding the 2 FasTrak lanes are at present closed, as are the transition roads from the I-15 to the I-10 westbound, Garcia stated. There is no such thing as a estimate on when the westbound lanes will reopen, and commuters are urged to hunt different routes.

Jason Calmelat witnessed the crash happen and advised KTLA that his first response was “any person simply died.”

“The purple truck was touring at a excessive price of pace when everybody else was stopped,” Calmelat advised the station. “He didn’t hit his brakes, he didn’t attempt to decelerate, he simply went full pressure into the again of one other truck, crushing two different automobiles.”