The crash happened at 9:33 p.m. Saturday just north of Columbia Avenue when red Honda Accord and a gray Chevrolet Tahoe collided, overturning the latter and trapping a person inside the former, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Witnesses told CHP officers that multiple children, including an infant, were inside the Tahoe. Good samaritans helped the victims until authorities arrived.

According to the Riverside County Coroner, Juan Carlos Medina Paniagua of San Bernardino succumbed to his injuries at Riverside Community Hospital after the crash. It was not immediately clear which vehicle he had been traveling in.

Traffic in the nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 lanes was stopped during the investigation.

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Deputies responded to a report of an accident in the area of Riverview Drive and Rios Road shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the victim was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Authorities said it was not yet known whether drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

Riverview Drive was temporarily closed between Rios Road and Peralta Avenue for the investigation, sheriff’s officials said.

Anyone with information about the crash was asked to contact Deputy Armenta of the Jurupa Valley station at 951-955-2600.

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