Three members of an Orange County household have been killed, together with two younger women, and 4 others have been significantly injured in a crash Sunday morning on the ten Freeway close to Palm Springs, based on the California Freeway Patrol.
9 members of the family from Anaheim have been touring in a Chevrolet Suburban on the eastbound 10 Freeway, the place the SUV collided with a Tesla Mannequin 3 and crashed into the middle divider, the CHP mentioned in a information launch.
Officers responded at about 7:24 a.m. to the crash west of Haugen-Lehmann Approach in Whitewater, the place the Suburban overturned, ejecting six folks and partially ejecting one individual, mentioned Officer Jason Montez, a CHP spokesperson.
“Preliminary info signifies not all occupants within the Chevrolet Suburban have been utilizing security restraint techniques or seat belts,” the officer mentioned.
A ten-year-old lady, a 12-year-old lady and a 31-year-old girl have been pronounced lifeless on the scene, based on Montez. He mentioned a 3-year-old lady, a 7-year-old lady, an 11-year-old lady and a 15-year-old boy suffered main accidents.
The 39-year-old man driving the Suburban and a 41-year-old sitting within the entrance passenger seat have been additionally injured, Montez mentioned.
The motive force and lone occupant of the Tesla wasn’t injured, based on the CHP.
Medication and alcohol don’t seem like an element within the collision, based on Montez. Authorities are investigating if pace was an element and try to drag info from the Mannequin 3 and Suburban.
The ten Freeway was closed at Foremost Avenue till 3 p.m., when two lanes reopened; site visitors was diverted at Foremost Avenue to Railroad Avenue, the place automobiles reentered the ten Freeway at Haugen-Lehmann Approach. All eastbound lanes reopened at 3:30 p.m.
