PHELAN, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A man was killed after being ejected from his truck in a head-on collision Tuesday morning.
California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino County Fire Department received calls of a collision on Highway 138 near Lone Pine canyon Road. According to CHP, the two-vehicle head-on crash happened at around 8:06 am Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
The vehicles involved in the crash were reported on the CHP traffic log as, a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with major front-end damage and a sliver Dodge Ram pickup truck with major damage to front-end.
The rescue units arrived at the scene quickly and attempted to give lifesaving first-aid, unfortunately, they were unsuccessful and the driver of the Dodge was pronounced deceased at the scene by the San Bernardino County Coroner. Rescue crews used the Jaw-Of-Life to assist in the extrication of the driver of the Chevy truck. She was transported to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries.
The highway was closed for about an hour Tuesday morning, but has since re-opened to traffic.
We will update this story with more information when the CHP’s preliminary accident report is available. Additional details were limited at this time. This incident will be under investigation by the California Highway Patrol Inland Office.
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