Crime & Safety
3 Dead In Fiery 91 Freeway Fatal: CHP
Three people were pronounced dead after a fiery crash Wednesday shut down several lanes on the 91 Freeway in Orange County.
ANAHEIM HILLS, CA — Three people were killed in a fiery crash Wednesday involving four vehicles that closed several lanes of the Riverside (91) Freeway traveling through Anaheim Hills.
California Highway Patrol officers were dispatched to the eastbound freeway and the Coal Canyon Road off-ramp around 12:50 a.m. Wednesday and found the victims and the vehicles.
An Infiniti sedan was stopped in the No. 2 lane of the freeway for an unknown reason, causing a Honda to also stop before a Hyundai slammed into the rear of the Honda, which burst into flames, killing the three occupants in the vehicle, according to CHP Officer Sergio Rivera.
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A Toyota passing by also sustained some minor damage, Rivera said.
The other drivers complained of pain, but otherwise there were no other serious injuries besides the three who were killed.
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It will take time for investigators to confirm the identities of those killed in the Honda, Rivera said.
The CHP issued a Sigalert that closed all lanes of the 91 Freeway for several hours while they investigated the cause of the crash.
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