Last Updated on March 8, 2018 by CCAR Staff
The driver of a Jeep, whom authorities say may have suffered a medical episode, died Thursday morning after crashing into a school bus on the westbound 10 Freeway near the Pepper Avenue exit, California Highway Patrol officials said.
“Right now we’re trying to see if the driver of the Jeep went through the freeway fence and struck the bus,” said Officer Marcelo Llerena in a phone interview.
The crash was first reported around 6:30 a.m., officials said. The Jeep crashed into the side of the bus — which did not have any students on board — leading officials to shut down the Pepper Avenue offramp and right lanes of the westbound side of the freeway, CHP officials said. The SigAlert is expected to remain in place until about 9:30 a.m.
The unidentified driver of the Jeep was taken to the hospital where he later died, authorities said.
Traffic on the westbound lanes of the freeway was backed up for several miles to the 210 Freeway in Redlands, traffic maps show.
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