Pala Mesa, CA: 73-Year-Old Woman Killed, Man Severely Injured after Car Crashes into Ambulance on 15 Freeway near Mission Road
73-Year-Old Woman Dies after Pala Mesa Crash on 15 Freeway near Mission Road
Pala Mesa, California (November 30, 2019) – A 73-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries while a man sustained severe injuries on Thursday morning in the area of Pala Mesa, according to a local news source.
The collision occurred at about 10:32 a.m. Thursday, November 29, on southbound Interstate 15, south of Mission Road.
As per the report, a Ford Mustang spun out and slammed into the median on southbound 15 Freeway at 10:10 a.m.
As responding emergency crews rendered aid to the Mustang driver and his two juvenile passengers, a Ford Crown Victoria lost control and collided with an ambulance at the crash site at 10:32 a.m.
Fatal Pala Mesa Crash on 15 Freeway near Mission Road
One of the Ford Crown’s passengers, identified only as a 73-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries and was declared dead at the crash site. The driver, a 66-year-old man from Rancho Cucamonga sustained severe injuries and was transported to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido.
The mustang driver, two female juveniles, a California Highway Patrol officer, two firefighters, and other emergency crews complained of pain as a result of the crash and were hospitalized.
Authorities said it was unclear if the rain from ongoing countrywide storms falling during the two collisions played a role on the collision.
The officers did not believe alcohol or drugs to be factors in the collision.
Officials closed three left lanes of southbound Interstate 15 until at about 1:15 p.m.
An investigation is underway.
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