Two people were killed and two others were injured in a wrong-way crash on State Route 60 between Beaumont and Moreno Valley Saturday.
The crash was reported at 3:37 a.m. near Jack Rabbit Trail in the Badlands area, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The California Highway Patrol said a 28-year-old Hemet woman in a Hyundai Sonata was driving eastbound in the freeway’s westbound lanes at about 90 mph when her vehicle slammed into a Chevy Malibu driven by a 49-year-old Pasadena man. The Malibu’s driver and passenger were traveling from Palm Springs to Pico Rivera at the time, according to the CHP.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene, and the Malibu’s passenger, 40-year-old Pico Rivera man, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
A fourth person suffered minor injuries but declined medical care, fire officials said.
It was unclear why the Sonata’s driver was traveling in the wrong direction, and authorities said the crash was under investigation.
Just prior to the collision, the 60 Freeway had reopened after being closed for construction work. Westbound lanes were shut down again while emergency crews responded to the crash, but all lanes reopened by 7:30 a.m.