CORONA: Multiple 1-15 lanes blocked from fatal traffic accident (UPDATE)

August 16, 2015 3:34 am

Update on lane closures

Corona firefighters and California Highway Patrol officers are responding to a major injury traffic accident that has killed at least one person and shut down most northbound lanes on Interstate 15 west of Magnolia Avenue in Corona.

The accident was reported around 7:50 p.m. and was reported as a hit-and-run traffic collision, said a CHP dispatcher who declined to give her name.

One of the vehicles in the collision was a brown or beige SUV, according to a CHP incident log. The log said smoke was coming from the SUV’s engine and that people were trapped inside the vehicle.

All northbound lanes of the freeway were shutdown following the crash, but the number one lane has since reopened, according to a Twitter message from the California Department of Transportation.

The incident log showed that officers were trying to divert people onto off-ramps.

This is an ongoing story. Check back in for updates.

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