Crime & Safety
Coroner Identifies Thermal Man Killed In Crash
The cause of the crash was being investigated.
THERMAL, CA — A man killed in a traffic collision in Thermal was identified Saturday.
Fire crews responded to Harrison Street near Pierce Street at 2:49 p.m. Thursday to a report of a fatal traffic collision, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
Huber Barrera Toledo, a 43-year-old man from Thermal, died in the crash while another person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department announced.
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According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision involved a Ford Ranger and a Toyota Corolla.
When fire crews arrived on the scene, one of the two vehicles involved was on its roof, fire officials said.
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The cause of the crash was being investigated.