By Ricardo Roura
A 10-year-old boy and his father died in an accident that occurred Friday afternoon and which involved a Cal Fire fire truck in the town of Hemet, Riverside County.
In addition to the boy and his father, several other people They had to be evaluated in hospitals for possible injuries.
According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the accident occurred shortly after noon on Friday, June 5. at the intersection of Domenigoni Parkway and Assert Avenue in Hemet.
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According to reports, a Cal Fire fire truck was traveling northbound on Assert Avenue with its emergency lights and siren activated heading to State Route 74 to join the fight against the Cranston Fire.
The 43-year-old San Jacinto man, father of the 10-year-old boy, was driving westbound on Gibbel Motorway in a Mini Cooper.
The two vehicles collided at the intersection. causing the instant death of the San Jacinto man and the 10-year-old boywho was traveling in the passenger seat.
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Another child and three firefighters injured
The child suffered serious injuries, for which he was urgently transferred to a hospitalwhere he later died from his injuries.
A second passenger, also a minor who was traveling in the back seat, He was transferred to Riverside University Health System to be evaluated by doctors..
Investigators said the adult and two minors who were traveling in the Mini Cooper They seemed to be wearing a seat belt..
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Of the occupants of the fire truck, The driver and two Cal Fire members were taken to Inland Valley Hospital. to be evaluated. They were later discharged.
The authorities said that there were no indications that alcohol or drugs would have been determining factors in the accident.
It was not clear which of the two vehicles had the right of way. nor why the Mini Cooper did not respect the passage of the Cal Fire fire truck upon reaching the intersection.
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California Highway Patrol He did not release the details of the accident or the identity of the victims.pending formal notifications from the coroner.
If anyone witnessed the accident or has information that could help in the investigation, you should contact the CHP office in the San Gorgonio Dawdle area at 951-846-5300.
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