Serious Injuries Reported In Crash On SR 74

ANZA, CA — Four people were injured, two seriously, when a vehicle smashed into a tree and overturned on State Route 74 Sunday morning. The crash was reported at 8:37 a.m. on the eastbound side of the highway, near Apple Canyon Road, about eight miles north of Anza, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A caller told a CHP dispatcher that the vehicle ended up on its roof after hitting a tree, and Riverside County firefighters had to extricate two people from the wreckage.

Two people suffered serious injuries, a third person suffered moderate injuries and fourth escaped with only minor injuries, fire officials said.

Two people were flown to a hospital via an air ambulance.

The crash prompted one lane on the two-lane highway to be shut down while the scene was cleared.

The CHP was investigating the crash.

— By City News Service / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone