Fiery Semi-Truck Crash On I-10 Leads To Serious Injuries

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Five people were injured Thursday — two of them seriously — in a Chiriaco Summit freeway crash that set three vehicles ablaze, fire officials report. The 6:39 a.m. crash happened on eastbound Interstate 10, near Hayfield Road, according to Tawny Cabral of the Riverside County Fire Department.

"The traffic collision involved three semi trucks; two of which were well involved with fire and one passenger vehicle," she said.

The two people who hurt the worst were airlifted to an area hospital in critical condition, according to Cabral. The three remaining victims were taken by ground ambulance to a hospital with minor injuries.

Eastbound traffic lanes were backed up as a result and a SigAlert was issued for eastbound traffic west of Red Cloud Mine Road.

The California Highway Patrol was investigating the cause of the crash.

— City News Service contributed to this report / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone