Crime & Safety

One Person Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Beaumont

Fire officials said the vehicle fell about 20 feet down an embankment, and firefighters had to free the driver from the wreckage.

BEAUMONT, CA - One person was injured and became trapped in the wreckage of a solo-vehicle crash Saturday in an unincorporated area south of Beaumont.

The crash was reported at 1:12 p.m. on Lamb Canyon Road south of Dump Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Fire officials said the vehicle fell about 20 feet down an embankment, and firefighters had to free the driver from the wreckage.

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The driver suffered a lower extremity injury and was taken to a hospital.

—City News Service

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