A juvenile passenger was killed while two other teenagers were hospitalized following a single-vehicle rollover crash in Corona on Tuesday evening, March 28, 2023.
According to the Corona Police Department, the collision happened around 8:34 a.m. between El Sobrante Road and Circle City Drive.
Three teenagers were discovered inside the car. The driver and a passenger sustained moderate injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital while another undisclosed passenger died at the scene.
It is unclear whether drugs or alcohol played a part in the crash.
Fatal Single-Vehicle Accident Statistics
In the United States, automobile accidents cause the vast majority of avoidable injuries and fatalities. Globally, road accidents result in ten million injuries and two million deaths yearly.
According to the National Safety Council, traffic fatalities increased by 8.3% in the US in 2020. These numbers have steadily decreased over the last three years.
In 2019, traffic-related accidents claimed the lives of 39,107 people in the US. This amount increased to a record-breaking 42,338 in 2020.
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At least two vehicles were involved in 72% of all accidents, 71% of all accidents resulting in injuries, and 77% of all injuries. Angle-collision accidents claimed the lives of or injured about 8,000 people in 2020.
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