Last Updated on December 31, 2019 by C-CAR
One man was killed and five people were injured Monday night after a collision involving four vehicles on the 10 Freeway in West Covina.
The California Highway Patrol said the man who died was 28 years old and from San Dimas. He was a passenger in one of the vehicles.
The crash happened on the westbound 10 Freeway, just east of Holt Avenue at 5:49 p.m.
A Chevrolet Express van traveling about 60 mph on the No. 2 lane rear-ended a Smart car, according to a statement from the California Highway Patrol. The Smart car was pushed into a Chrysler Aspen which then rear-ended a Kia Stinger.
The 37-year-old Chino Hills man who drove the Smart car and his passenger suffered blunt force trauma and were taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, a CHP official said. The passenger died shortly before midnight. His name was not released pending notification of his family.
The driver of the Express, a 60-year-old Sun Valley man, ended up with facial cuts, the CHP said. The Aspen’s driver, a 43-year-old La Puente man, was taken to Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital with shoulder, leg and back pain.
The driver of the Stinger, a 40-year-old Covina woman, had pain in her shoulder, neck and back, while her passenger, a 69-year-old Covina woman, had head, neck and back pain.
The CHP shut down all lanes of the westbound 10, east of Holt Avenue at 6:12 p.m. All lanes reopened three hours later.
Anyone with information about the collision is asked to call Officer S. Salama at the Baldwin Park CHP office, 626-338-1164.
