[12-16-2022] Riverside County, CA – Four-Vehicle Collision in Moreno Valley Hospitalizes One Person

One person was hospitalized following a multi-vehicle collision in Moreno Valley on Friday afternoon, December 16, 2022.

According to the Riverside County Fire Department, the four-car crash transpired around 4:30 p.m. along Pigeon Pass Road, close to Hemlock Avenue and north of the 60 (Moreno Valley) Freeway.

The responders arrived at the site and found four vehicles were involved in a chain crash on the Pigeon Pass’s southbound lanes, which were closed by the firefighters while they evaluated the victims and prevented further damage in the wreckage among other drivers.

One victim sustained minor to moderate injuries and was transported to Riverside University Medical Center for medical attention. The extent of the injuries is unclear as of yet, but other parties were reportedly not hospitalized.

Sheriff’s deputies were looking into what caused the collision.

Multi-Vehicle Accident Statistics

About once every minute, a car collision occurs, as reported by the NHTSA. Over three thousand people have lost their lives in automobile accidents in California. Human error accounts for nearly all mishaps (94% of the time).

According to the National Safety Council, over 110,000 people in the United States lose their lives in traffic-related incidents every year. As a result of these disasters, 3,898 people in California died and 2.7 million were injured. The number of fatalities has increased by 23.5% since 2013.

To be considered a “multi-vehicle collision,” three or more vehicles must be involved. Six or more automobiles are often completely destroyed and many more are damaged when two automobiles collide head-on.

Nearly 13,000 people were killed in multi-vehicle accidents in 2010, according to data published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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