One person was killed Wednesday morning when a Chrysler sedan crashed under a big rig that was making a turn in an intersection in unincorporated Mead Valley near Perris.
The crash was reported at 7:31 a.m. on Harvill Avenue at the Cajalco Expressway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Someone inside the big rig called to report the crash, the CHP said.
Firefighters used hydraulic equipment to open up the crumpled car and confirm one occupant died at the scene, the Riverside County Fire Department reported.