One person died and four people were hospitalized after the vehicle they were in slammed into a tree and burst into flames in Fontana early Monday morning.
According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, crews responded to Arrow Boulevard and Sierra Avenue at 2:25 a.m. and found the wrecked car, a white Subaru, in the median.
The Subaru, which sustained extensive damage, caught fire after the collision, but the flames were quickly extinguished, officials said.
Firefighters then used extrication tools to free the trapped victims in approximately 12 minutes.
“A total of four patients were transported to local hospitals, including three to a regional trauma center,” the department said on social media. “A fifth passenger was declared dead at the scene.”
None of the victims’ identities were released, nor was any additional information surrounding their conditions.
Further details about the crash were not disclosed by the county fire department, which stated that the Fontana Police Department is handling the investigation.
