A fourth person was injured in the accident and was transported to a local hospital for treatment
Riverside, CA. – Three people who died in a car accident on Thursday morning in Riverside has been identified.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal crash happened around 2 a.m. on 91 Freeway east of 14th Street.
A Kia Sportage was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane and collided head-on with a Volkswagen Jetta.
The impact of the collision caused the Volkswagen to overturn and was struck by a semi-truck.
Three people were killed in the accident. The three were identified by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Coroner’s Bureau as 41-year-old Carey Alison, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; 42-year-old Ana Ruiz, of Garden Grove; 42-year-old Rogelio Ruiz, of Garden Grove.
A fourth person was injured in the accident and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Additional information about the accident was not available.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.