[02-06-2023] San Bernardino County, CA – Multi-Vehicle Crash on Cajon Pass Resulted in Possible Injuries

Authorities reported a multi-vehicle collision that resulted in possible injuries in Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County on Monday afternoon, February 06, 2023.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the fender bender three-vehicle crash occurred around 2:08 p.m. on the northbound side of Interstate 15 just before the Highway 138 exit.

Responders arrived at the scene and found three vehicles in the center divider and fast lane. A white Toyota Tacoma pickup truck sustained rear-end damage, a red Honda Pilot SUV had both front and rear-end damage, and a gray Acura sedan received front-end damage.

The number of people involved was yet to be determined. Although the CHP traffic log stated that all people involved were okay, details on the extent of possible injuries were not immediately available.

The authorities were still investigating the circumstances leading to the crash. No other information was released at this point.

Two-Vehicle Accident Statistics

A recorded 3,847 individuals were killed in automobile accidents in California in 2020. Of the total number of fatalities, 2,260 were the result of single-vehicle accidents (or 59%), while 1,587 were the result of collisions involving two or more vehicles (or 41%). A total of 1,378 people lost their lives in automobiles (36%), 674 in pickups and SUVs (18%), 25 in large trucks (1%), 539 on motorbikes (14%), 986 on foot (26%), and 129 on bicycles (3%).

Another analysis found that in 2020, 41% of all road deaths in the United States were caused by accidents involving two or more cars colliding. While just approximately half of all accidents involved more than one car, multi-car collisions were to blame for 77% of all injuries, 71% of injury crashes, and 72% of all accidents overall. In 2020, over 8,000 individuals were killed or injured in angle collisions with other vehicles.

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