Last Updated on January 12, 2023 by CCAR Staff
EASTVALE >> A 27-year-old Fontana woman and a 3-year-old girl died in a crash near the 15 Freeway on Thanksgiving night, officials said.
Firefighters responded to reports of a two-vehicle crash at 10:39 p.m. near southbound 15 in Eastvale. One of the vehicles had rolled over during the incident, according to a Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department news release.
Brittney Gambale, 27, of Fontana, died at the scene of the crash in the southbound lanes north of Bellegrave Avenue, according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office.
Sarenana Mackenzee, 3, also of Fontana, was transported to Corona Regional Medical Center after the crash and was pronounced dead about 30 minutes after the crash.
It was not immediately clear if the victims were related.
All southbound lanes of the freeway in the area were shut down after the crash for close to three hours.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
