Major Wreck On Sanderson Avenue Leaves 2 Children Dead

SAN JACINTO, CA — The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is investigating a deadly wreck in which two juveniles were killed and two other people were hurt, the agency reports. The crash happened on a major thoroughfare in the Hemet Valley on Friday.

Deputies responded to the major injury traffic crash in the area of Sanderson and Cottonwood avenues about 8:40 a.m. Friday, according to Sgt. Bryan De Loss of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

"The preliminary investigation revealed a burgundy, Scion coupe was traveling northbound on Sanderson Avenue, veered to the right and collided into the drainage culvert causing major damage to the vehicle," he said in a news release. "An adult female driver and three juvenile passengers were located inside the vehicle."

All four victims were taken to a hospital in Moreno Valley, where one of the children was pronounced dead the same day, De Loss said. On Saturday around 5 p.m., a second child died at the hospital.

Alcohol or drugs do not appear to be a factor in the crash, De Loss said.

The names of the children who died were not released. The names and updated conditions of the injured adult and child were not disclosed.

Anyone who witnessed the crash was asked to call Deputy Rutigliano at the sheriff's San Jacinto Station at 951-654-2702.

— City News Service contributed to this report