Traffic & Transit
Beer Truck Overturns Off I-215 Near Perris
The Bud Light semi truck rolled off the freeway and onto nearby train tracks.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — One motorist was hospitalized in an early morning crash in Riverside County after rolling off the freeway, according to fire officials. The person had been driving a semi truck hauling beer, which ended up on the train tracks next to Interstate 215 in Perris.
The crash was reported just before 6 a.m. Tuesday along I-215 at Harley Knox Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The semi truck driver collided with a passenger vehicle, and the truck ultimately rolled off the interstate, images from the scene showed. After crumpling upon landing on the train tracks, paramedics had a difficult time getting to the driver in the blue Bud Light truck.
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"The patient required an extensive extrication from the vehicle," the fire department said.
The driver of the other vehicle was not injured, according to the agency.
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The CHP is investigating the crash.
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