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Riverside, CA – May 24, 2025 – A deadly high-speed collision on the Southbound 215 Freeway north of Columbia Avenue claimed the life of one driver and left six others injured, including three children, according to authorities.The crash occurred at approximately 9:32 p.m. when emergency personnel from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Riverside Fire Department, and AMR Ambulance responded to the scene. Upon arrival, responders found a male driver trapped inside a red sedan, unconscious. Riverside Firefighters performed extrication to free the victim, who was later pronounced deceased at a hospital. The accident also involved an overturned SUV carrying seven occupants. Six victims were transported to local hospitals with various injuries; among them were three children whose condition remains unknown. Eyewitnesses reported the red sedan was traveling at an estimated speed of 120 mph and may have been under the influence of alcohol. All southbound lanes on the 215 Freeway were temporarily closed during rescue and investigation efforts.
Driver Killed, Children Injured in High-Speed Crash on Southbound 215 Freeway North of Columbia Avenue in Riverside
On Saturday night, May 24, 2025, a tragic two-vehicle collision occurred on the southbound 215 Freeway in Riverside, California, just north of Columbia Avenue. The crash, reported at approximately 9:33 p.m., involved a red Honda Accord and a gray Chevrolet Tahoe. The impact caused the Tahoe to overturn, and one person was trapped inside the Tahoe. Witnesses reported that multiple children, including an infant, were inside the Tahoe at the time of the crash.
Emergency personnel responded promptly to the scene. The driver of the Honda Accord, identified as 26-year-old Juan Carlos Medina Paniagua of San Bernardino, was transported to Riverside Community Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The conditions of the children in the Tahoe have not been publicly disclosed. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the circumstances that led to the collision
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