SigAlert Issued On 60 Freeway In Moreno Valley

UPDATED at 2:17 p.m. July 7, 2021:

MORENO VALLEY, CA — An SUV overturned and rolled several times on the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway Wednesday, ejecting an occupant while going over the center divider and then coming to rest on the opposite side of the freeway.

The accident happened about 12:40 p.m. on the eastbound 60 near Nason Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The black GMC Yukon went out of control for unknown reasons and flipped, rolling across the eastbound side of the freeway, over the center divider wall and into the No. 1 lane on the westbound side. The driver or front seat passenger was ejected and tossed into the westbound fast lane, suffering major injuries, authorities said.

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department paramedics took the patient to nearby Riverside University Medical Center in critical condition, according to reports from the scene. The other party in the SUV was taken to the same hospital, also with apparently life-threatening injuries.

At least two other vehicles sustained minor damage in the crash, but no other injuries were reported.

CHP officers shut down eastbound lanes, detouring traffic around the crash site via the right shoulder. Two westbound lanes were also closed while wreckage was cleared and a preliminary investigation was conducted.

A SigAlert was issued at 1 p.m. because of the shutdowns and blockage.

The closures were expected to be lifted by 3 p.m. —City News Service

ORIGINAL POST:

MORENO VALLEY, CA — An overturned vehicle that caused one person to be ejected forced a SigAlert Wednesday on the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway.

The vehicle overturned on the eastbound side of the 60 at Nason Street in Moreno Valley at approximately 12:40 p.m., ejecting one of the occupants into lanes on the opposite side of the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

As of 1:13 p.m., all eastbound lanes were open; westbound lanes were blocked. Traffic remains slow in both directions.

An update on the ejected victim's condition was not available. It's unclear whether more than one person was hurt in the incident.

The CHP is investigating the crash.