Crime & Safety
Two Hospitalized in Beaumont Crash
Riverside County fire officials report they had to cut one person out of the wreckage in the crash on State Route 60.
Two people were hospitalized Friday following an overnight crash on State Route 60 in Beaumont, fire officials reported.
The two-car crash happened around 11:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Western Knolls Avenue and the 60 freeway, according to Melody Hendrickson of the Riverside County Fire Department.
Ten firefighters and paramedics were sent to the scene, and had to cut one of the injured from their vehicle. That person was extracted around 11:50 p.m., and taken to a local hospital with injuries described as "moderate," Hendrickson said.
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Another person from the other vehicle was also hospitalized, but their injuries were described as minor.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.
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The intersection where the crash happened has been the scene of several crashes in the past, and.
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