Crime & Safety
1 Person Killed, 1 Seriously Injured In Off-Road Crash Near Banning
The rollover wreck was reported at 12:07 p.m. Wednesday along Indian Creek Truck Trail.
BANNING, CA — An off-road vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon near Banning left one person dead and another with serious injuries, authorities announced.
The rollover wreck was reported at 12:07 p.m. along Indian Creek Truck Trail, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department. The crash area was located roughly a mile west of Highway 243, in the San Bernardino National Forest, the California Highway Patrol reported.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
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A second victim with serious injuries was hoisted from the area via a Riverside County Sheriff's Department helicopter and transported to an awaiting air ambulance, the fire department reported. The CHP said the victim suffered life-threatening injuries.
The decedent's identity will not be released until family is notified.
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The sheriff's department is investigating the incident, the fire department reported.
No further details were immediately released.
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