A vehicle reportedly veered off the Redlands (10) Freeway and slammed into a block wall in Banning Saturday night, sending one person to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash was reported at East Livingston and Alola streets as emergency crews worked to pull someone free from the wreckage.
The crash was reported at 8:31 p.m. Saturday at East Livingston and Alola streets, according to the Riverside County Fire Department, as reported by MyNewsLA. Less than half an hour later, at 8:57 p.m., the California Highway Patrol reported that firefighters were working to free someone from the vehicle.
Extent of Injuries, Number of Occupants Still Unclear
Fire officials said one person suffered minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. It remained unclear whether that person was the same one who had been trapped inside the vehicle, and the total number of people who were in the car at the time of the crash was also unknown, per the same account.
A Google photo of the scene examined in the report showed just a chain-link fence separating the freeway from Livingston Street, with the block wall standing in front of what appeared to be an auto repair business. No further details on how the vehicle left the freeway, or whether other vehicles were involved, have been released…