Crime & Safety
2 Injured In Lake Elsinore I-15 Crash, 1 Person Ejected Onto Roadway
An SUV went out of control and plunged down an embankment on the west side of the freeway, according to the CHP.
LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Two people were injured, one critically, in a rollover crash Friday on Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore.
The wreck happened about 11:30 a.m. on southbound I-15 at Minthorn Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The agency said that an SUV went out of control and plunged down an embankment on the west side of the freeway, rolling several times before coming to rest alongside Minthorn.
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One of the occupants was ejected onto the roadway, the CHP said.
No other vehicles were involved.
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Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department crews reached the location within minutes and found the ejected victim, identified only as a man, suffering from life-threatening injuries.
He was taken to nearby Inland Valley Medical Center in critical condition, according to reports from the scene.
The other occupant of the SUV, also not identified, suffered moderate injuries and was transported to the same facility in stable condition.
Minthorn was partially closed at the accident scene while CHP officers conducted an investigation and arranged for the overturned vehicle to be removed.
