According to California Highway Patrol logs, the crash was reported around 6 p.m. on June 9, 2026, at Ramona Expressway and Lincoln Avenue.
Hemet, CA – A man and a boy died, and three others were hospitalized after a multi-vehicle collision that happened Tuesday evening in Hemet.
According to California Highway Patrol logs, the crash was reported around 6 p.m. on June 9, 2026, at Ramona Expressway and Lincoln Avenue.
The collision involved a Nissan Rogue, a Nissan Versa, and a Ford Mustang Mach-E.
Authorities said an 18-year-old Hemet woman was driving the Rogue northbound in the left-turn lane of Lincoln Avenue, approaching Ramona Expressway.
At the same time, a 41-year-old Hemet man was driving the Versa eastbound on the Ramona Expressway when the two vehicles collided at the intersection.
The impact caused the Versa to spin out of control into the westbound lanes of Ramona Expressway, where it collided with the Ford.
Responding emergency personnel found the man driving the Versa and a boy trapped inside the car with no pulse. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to extricate the occupants from the vehicle.
Both victims were killed in the accident.
The Hemet woman, a passenger in her car, and the Ford driver were all taken to Riverside University Health System Medical Center with minor to moderate injuries.
Ramona Expressway was closed at State Route 74, and East Charton Avenue was closed at Ramona Expressway following the crash.
Authorities did not mention the factors that contributed to the crash, but an investigation is ongoing.