UPDATED: Car Crashes Into Home in Banning

By City News Service, image via Shutterstock

Updated at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday

One person was seriously injured and five people were displaced when a vehicle crashed into a home and another structure today in Banning.

The crash was reported at 10:14 a.m. in the 5400 block of Breckenridge Avenue, according to Jennifer Fuhrman of the Riverside County Fire Department.

One person in the vehicle was trapped after the crash and had to be cut free. The person was rescued by 11:30 a.m. and taken to a hospital in serious condition, Fuhrman said.

Two structures were damaged, including at least one residence, and the American Red Cross was called to assist the people who were forced from their homes, she said.

Denise King of the Southern California Gas Co. said the vehicle struck a gas meter, which fire department crews turned off when they arrived at the scene, preventing any natural gas from leaking. Gas Co. crews were sent to the scene to “pinch” the service line leading to the meter so the vehicle can be removed and additional repairs can be done, King said.