VinsnowMan Dead, Woman Seriously Injured in Oro Grande Accident on Trails Highway
Oro Grande, California (July 19, 2023) – A man died and a woman was hospitalized with major injuries following a crash on Tuesday morning in Oro Grande.
The California Highway Patrol said the accident was reported at around 7:15 a.m. on National Trails Highway underneath the railroad bridge near the entrance of Cal Portland.
A large front loader with a backhoe fell from a semi-truck and landed on a car.
A man in the car was pronounced dead at the scene, while his female passenger was flown to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center with severe injuries.
CHP said after the fall, the semi continued and crashed into an apartment complex nearby.
CHP officials and representatives from BNSF inspected the bridge’s safety and concluded it was safe for trains to travel on.
More detail on the crash was not immediately provided.
CHP is working to find out what led to the accident.
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