Crime & Safety

Car Crashes Over Temecula Enbankment, Killing 1 Person

The incident was reported at 8:30 a.m. in the area of Camino Estribo and Camino Porto​.

TEMECULA, CA -- A person was killed in a car crash Sunday morning in an unincorporated area west of Temecula. Riverside County Fire Department said the fatal accident was reported around 8:30 a.m. in the area of Camino Estribo and Camino Porto.

Fire officials said the car went 100 feet over the enbankment in the area, killing one person and injuring another. The injured victim declined to be transported to a hospital, officials said.

The California Highway Patrol is investigation the incident.

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