Three people were killed and one person was taken to hospital following a head-on crash of a car with a box truck in Rialto, California on Monday.
Officials became aware of the incident shortly before 7:45 a.m. in the 2500 block of South Riverside Avenue according to Rialto Police Department.
Investigators figured out that a Nissan Altima was speeding southbound on Riverside approaching Santa Ana Avenue when the sedan turned and struck the back of a Dodge Ram truck. After clipping the pickup, the Nissan crossed into northbound lanes and crashed head-on with the box truck.
A female was pronounced dead in the driver’s seat by officers attending the crash. Two passengers in the car were also pronounced dead at the scene.
A fourth passenger in the Nissan was seriously injured and admitted to a local hospital for treatment.
Identities of the victims are yet to be released.
