Hukum · Highway 79 crashTemecula Highway 79 crash kills two SUV occupants; cause under investigationDitulis 23 Oktober 2026 pukul 06.44 UTCTontonTranskrip0:07A head-on collision killed both people inside a white SUV.0:10Fire and leaking truck fluids brought emergency crews and traffic restrictions to0:14both directions of Highway 79.0:16What sent one of the vehicles across into opposing traffic?0:19The collision happened Thursday afternoon on Temecula Parkway, the local name for0:23this stretch of State Route 79.0:25The tractor trailer and SUV collided near and east of Horizon View Street.0:29The truck was reportedly hauling lift equipment.0:32Both people inside the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene.0:35The vehicle was destroyed and caught fire after the collision.0:38Neither occupant escaped.0:39The two people killed hadn't been publicly identified.0:42The truck driver got out of his rig unaided.0:45He reportedly had minor injuries and declined an ambulance at the scene.0:49His name also hadn't been made public.0:51Flames and heavy smoke rose near a severely damaged vehicle and debris covered parts0:56of the roadway.0:56Riverside County Fire Department crews reached the crash within minutes and put out1:00the fire.1:01Rain had fallen minutes before the collision along the four-lane corridor.1:05Investigators haven't determined the cause.1:07The early collision details describe one vehicle crossing into opposing lanes1:11without identifying which one.1:13The crash was reported between about 2.38 and 2.40 in the afternoon.1:18A SIG alert, a warning of a major traffic disruption, followed at 2.53.1:23Those are local California times on October 22nd.1:26The tractor trailer also leaked oil and other fluids, requiring a hazardous1:30materials cleanup.1:32Crews faced removing the wreckage as well.1:34That work was expected to take several hours Thursday afternoon.1:37Traffic restrictions affected eastbound and westbound travel.1:41The descriptions differ between an all-lanes closure and a partial shutdown with1:46officers directing traffic.1:47They don't show a confirmed sequence of reopening.1:50We don't have a subsequent update confirming the highway's current condition.1:54CHP is investigating the collision.1:56Investigators still haven't identified which vehicle entered opposing traffic or2:00why.Baca artikelKronologi ceritaHeyDexVideo singkat ↗
