JOHNSON VALLEY, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> One person is dead and two people were hospitalized following a fiery, two-vehicle head-on crash in Johnson Valley Monday afternoon, according to California Highway Patrol. (Photo above is credit by San Bernardino County Fire Department.)
On Monday, July 15, 2024 at approximately 2:29pm San Bernardino County firefighters and CHP responded to a head on collision involving a Semi-Truck hauling multiple propane tanks and a Honda possibly a Civic on Highway 247 near Rattlesnake Canyon Road in the town of Johnson Valley.
Multiple callers stated both vehicles had caught fire and had explosions coming from the Semi-Truck.
Upon arrival, firefighters found a Honda unknown model fully engulfed in flames, and multiple propane tanks that came off the semi-truck after it overturned. The tanks had exploded prior to their arrival.
Sadly, the driver of the Honda was deceased at the scene.
Two people in the semi-truck were transported by ground ambulance to a local trauma center.
Highway 247 is under a hard closure in this area.
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, Victorville Office.
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