1 Dead, 7 Hurt In Gilman Springs Road Crash

MORENO VALLEY, CA — One person was killed and seven others were hurt in a multi-vehicle crash off Gilman Springs Road in Moreno Valley, authorities said Monday. The crash was about 7:15 p.m. Sunday near Alessandro Boulevard, the California Highway Patrol and Cal Fire Riverside reported.

Three vehicles were involved in the crash and one person died at the scene, authorities said. The name of the deceased was withheld pending family notification.

According to the CHP, a Santa Ana man was driving a 2017 BMW 430i westbound on Gilman Springs while a 49-year-old was headed eastbound on the same stretch of roadway in a 1998 Ford Taurus.

"In a section of road divided by double, solid yellow lines, [the BMW driver] passed a slower moving westbound vehicle," the CHP said in a news release. "While doing so, the westbound BMW collided head-on into the eastbound Ford Taurus."

Two patients were transported to hospitals with serious injuries and one was hospitalized with moderate injuries, firefighters said. Four patients refused further treatment after they were evaluated by paramedics.

The crash resulted in the closure of the Gilman Springs offramp on the eastbound Moreno Valley (60) Freeway, the CHP said. It was reopened at 11:17 p.m.

— City News Service contributed to this report