New details emerged about a fatal collision on Inland Empires freeway leading to a SigAlert. At approximately 4:50 a.m. on Monday, a male and a female reportedly lost their lives in a crash on the eastbound direction of the 60 Freeway near Country Village Road in Jurupa Valley. The incident led to only the westbound HOV lane remaining open for a duration.
The vehicle involved, a black Honda Civic, was traveling east on the 60 when it presumably veered off course and ended up off the freeway. It is understood that the vehicle landed in an adjacent area near Wabash Drive.
Following initial investigations by the California Highway Patrol, it was concluded that the two occupants of the vehicle, both in their forties, were fatally injured in this unfortunate circumstance. The male passenger was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, and his lifeless body was found in the eastbound lanes. The woman who was driving veered off the roadway and crashed into a parked truck of a window company in a business parking lot on Wabash Drive.
The deceased woman was discovered near the site where the Honda Civic collided with the parked box truck. Despite easing the SigAlert by 7:30 a.m. and reopening at least one eastbound lane of the 60 by 6:45 a.m., traffic congestion remained slow-paced, even with the cancellation of the SigAlert later in the morning.
Investigations by the authorities into the specific cause of the fatal incident continue. As of now, it remains unclear what led the woman driving the Civic to lose control. Her identity, like that of the male victim, has not been disclosed.
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