Truck Strikes Hydrant In Temecula, AMR Responds To The Scene

TEMECULA, CA — A truck collided with a hydrant Monday morning in Temecula, leading to a temporary road closure on Redhawk Parkway, south of Via Rio Temecula during the cleanup.

Rancho Water was quickly on the scene at about 10:30 a.m. when a driver collided with a hydrant, shooting a column of water into the air and across the roadway.

"This was a solo collision involving the woman who drove the truck," Rancho Water spokesperson Kimy Wall told Patch. "A water quality tech was close-by and was able to shut off the water pretty quickly," she said. The fix to the hydrant on Redhawk Parkway north of Via Rio Temecula was underway.

There was a temporary loss of water in the immediate area, but no loss of water pressure was expected in the vicinity of that incident, she said.