Person Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash On I-215 Near Military Base

RIVERSIDE, CA — A person was killed Sunday morning in a three-vehicle crash that occurred in the southbound and northbound lanes of Interstate 215 near the March Air Reserve Base, authorities said.

The crash occurred at about 3:40 a.m. Sunday near Cactus Avenue, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log.

A reporting party told the CHP that one vehicle had overturned onto its side near the center divider, with another vehicle in the northbound lanes, leaving one involved party on the ground.

A representative from the Riverside County coroner's office was dispatched to the scene at 4:02 a.m.

The cause of the crash remained under investigation.

Both northbound and southbound lanes of the freeway were closed during the investigation, but reopened as of 8 a.m. Sunday.

No identifying information on the person killed was immediately available, and the total amount of people involved was unclear.

— City News Service