An investigation was underway Friday into a bloody five-vehicle crash on a San Jacinto expressway that killed four people.
The deadly crash happened about 8:15 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of the Ramona Expressway and Seventh Street, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Sgt. Dawn Blair said the vehicles collided on the expressway, but the fatalities and injuries were confined to two vehicles — a Nissan Armada SUV and a Kia Optima.
“One occupant in the Nissan and two occupants in the Kia were pronounced deceased at the scene,” Blair said. “A third occupant of the Kia was transported to Riverside University Medical Center in critical condition and later succumbed to her injuries.”
None of the victims were immediately identified.
Details were still sketchy. Blair said officials do not yet know whether alcohol or drugs may have been factors in the deadly wreck. There was no word if the victims were wearing seat belts.
San Jacinto is a Riverside County city just north of Hemet.