Traffic Alert: Crash Prompts I-10/I-215 Connector Closure

COLTON, CA — Motorists were advised Friday morning that a major freeway connector in the Inland Empire was closed due to a multi-vehicle crash. All lanes were blocked from the westbound I-10 to the northbound I-215, according to the CHP and Caltrans.

At about 10:20 a.m. several cars collided, leaving wreckage scattered across the lanes where the two highways meet, Caltrans reported.

Preliminary California Highway Patrol reports indicate a BMW driver had stopped in the center divider after the vehicle overheated, and then a semi truck hit the sedan. As of 10:54 p.m., CHP reports indicated the closure was still in effect.

The amount or severity of any injuries was not immediately released.

Traffic reports indicated a slow down into the Redlands area as a result of the incident.

SBCO: WB I-10 at the NB I-215 interchange, multi vehicle collision. All lanes are currently blocked on the connector. Expect delays. #Caltrans8 pic.twitter.com/R7KmZ2qrt9
— Caltrans District 8 (@Caltrans8) July 12, 2019

— City News Service contributed to this report