JURUPA VALLEY, CA — A driver was killed Thursday when his vehicle overturned on the westbound Pomona (60) Freeway in Jurupa Valley and rolled down a steep embankment, ejecting him.
The crash occurred about 5:40 p.m. just east of Interstate 15, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The car was traveling at an unconfirmed speed when it went out of control, plowed into a guardrail and flipped just after passing Wineville Road, the CHP reported.
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The vehicle rolled at least once, throwing the driver, whose name was not immediately released, into a gully as it plunged down the roughly 50-foot embankment.
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department paramedics reached the location within 15 minutes and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
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No one else was in the vehicle.
CHP officers shut down the westbound 60 slow lane leading to the 60/15 interchange while a preliminary investigation was conducted and a tow vehicle with an extended wench line was summoned to recover the vehicle.
A SigAlert was issued due to the traffic disruption.
