One person suffered minor injuries and was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA. – One person was hospitalized after being injured in a car accident in San Bernardino on Friday evening.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened around 3:10 p.m. on 10 Freeway near Alabama Street.
Two vehicles were involved in the accident, but the events leading up to the accident were not immediately determined.
One person suffered minor injuries and was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center for treatment.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Car crash statistics for San Bernardino, a major Inland Empire city at the intersection of I-10, I-15, and SR-210, indicate elevated risks for traffic collisions as per California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) data from the Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS). Recent SWITRS summaries show San Bernardino averages 1,313 annual injury or fatal crashes over the last five years, including ~42 fatal crashes, 92 serious injury crashes, and 1,179 minor/possible injury crashes yearly, resulting in ~46 fatalities and 106 serious injuries on average. In 2021, the city recorded 1,433 total fatal and injury victims (ranking 9/60, high relative risk), with 182 alcohol-involved (11/60). By 2022, the number of victims decreased to 1,370 (ranking 15/61). Statewide trends show traffic fatalities declining ~11% to 4,061 in 2023, with mileage death rates falling 6% to 1.26 per 100 million miles traveled.
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