Around 12:49 p.m. on January 27, four vehicles collided on the eastbound 10 Freeway west of Yucaipa Boulevard.
Yucaipa, CA – Four people were injured in a multi-vehicle rollover collision that happened Tuesday afternoon on a freeway in Yucaipa, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Around 12:49 p.m. on January 27, four vehicles collided on the eastbound 10 Freeway west of Yucaipa Boulevard.
A party reporting the accident told authorities that their vehicle was overturned in the crash, and Good Samaritans were helping them get out of the car.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene and found a black SUV overturned onto its roof, blocking the fast lane.
Four people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
The SUV that overturned and a black Mercedes sedan were towed away from the scene.
Several lanes remained closed following the collision until around 1:43 p.m.
CHP officers are investigating the incident.
In 2023, the City of Yucaipa recorded 127 victims killed or injured in fatal and injury collisions, ranking 84th out of 103 similar California cities in OTS statewide crash rankings. This figure reflects serious crashes where people were killed or suffered injuries, not minor property-damage incidents. Alcohol-involved crashes accounted for 23 victims that year, and 33 DUI arrests were reported. Speed-related collisions involved 18 victims, while nighttime (9 pm–2:59 am) crashes resulted in 11 serious injury or fatal victims. Hit-and-run collisions in the city were relatively low, with 4 victims recorded. Motorcycle and bicyclist victims each totaled 10. Pedestrian involvement was smaller, with 2 pedestrians killed or injured in crashes. The city's overall composite crash rank placed it near the median among its peer group, reflecting moderate traffic safety challenges. These statistics are drawn from the OTS crash rankings for Yucaipa (2023) and illustrate patterns in serious traffic collisions.
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