Traffic & Transit
4 Dead In SR-71 Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash
A wrong-way driver and three others were killed while traversing state Route 71 Sunday.
LAKE ELSINORE, CA — Four people died Sunday in a wrong-way, head-on crash on a Chino Hills freeway.
The crash happened on the southbound state Route 71 at Chino Hills Parkway just after 2:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash involved six vehicles and left one engulfed in flames, the CHP reported.
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The four victims died at the scene, including the wrong-way driver. Their names were withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Two other victims involved in the crash were transported to a hospital. Their current conditions were still unknown.
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The cause of the crash was under investigation.
