Crime & Safety

1 One Dies, 1 Seriously Injured In Mead Valley Multi-Car Crash

One person was seriously injured and another pronounced dead in a multi-car collision Friday morning near Menifee.

MEAD VALLEY, CA — A multi-vehicle crash in the Mead Valley area Friday left one person dead and another person hospitalized with serious injuries.

Paramedics sent to Cajalco Road and Una Street about 6 a.m. pronounced one person dead at the scene, according to the CalFire/Riverside County Fire Department.

The survivor, who was trapped in the wreckage, was freed about 6:45 a.m. and was taken to a hospital, the fire department reported.

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The circumstances of the crash were under investigation.