Mass Casualty Crash: 2 Dead, 3 Trapped, 5 Injured in Winchester Road Wreck

WINCHESTER, CA – Two people have died and five others are hurt following a Friday crash in the Winchester area, fire officials report.

The four-vehicle wreck was reported around 9:50 a.m. at the intersection of Winchester Road and Domenigoni Parkway, according to April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department.

CHP officials tell Patch that the driver of a Nissan Titan truck was driving northbound on SR-79/Winchester Road when he crashed into three other vehicles along the rain-slicked roadway.

"While attempting to make a right turn to go to eastbound on Domenigoni, the driver lost control of his truck and crossed over the raised median and collided with three other cars that were stopped... at the stoplight," CHP Officer Darren Meyer said.

When firefighter paramedics arrived on scene, one person had already died, Newman said. Another person with serious injuries died shortly thereafter.

"The incident commander declared the incident a mass casualty and a total of five ambulances were started," she reported shortly after the incident.

Three people were stuck in the wreckage and had to be cut free. Two people were ultimately transported to an area hospital with moderate injuries and two people were transported with minor injuries, she said. Another person with minor injuries was treated at the scene, but declined transport.

Meyer said that the two people who died were in separate vehicles.

A total of 18 firefighters were sent to the scene to assist.