Crime & Safety

Two Killed in I-10 Crash on Easter Sunday

Two people were reported killed in Calimesa on Interstate 10.

Two people were killed Sunday in a crash on Interstate 10, according to Caltrans and California Highway Patrol reports.

Caltrans officials warned motorists of the crash just about 2 a.m. but neither they nor the CHP had released many details by early 3 a.m.

The incident was reported at 1:27 a.m. on the eastbound I-10 east of Cherry Valley Boulevard in Calimesa. Officers had closed the slow lanes and had been diverting traffic to the center divider, according to CHP reports.

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The entire freeway was briefly closed to allow a sweeper to clean debris from the roadway.

No other information was immediately available.

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