23-Year-Old Woman Dies in Temecula Crash on Interstate 15 near Rainbow Canyon Road

Murrieta Woman Hit and Killed by Two Cars on I-15 in Temecula

Temecula, California: A 23-year-old woman died after she was struck by two vehicles after an initial single-car accident on Interstate 15 in Temecula.

The collision happened just before 5 a.m. on northbound I-15 near Rainbow Canyon Road.

According to investigators, the woman was driving a Honda Accord in the slow lane when the vehicle veered to the right, hit a Caltrans fence, collided with an embankment, and then rebounded back onto the freeway.

The car came to rest facing the wrong direction in traffic lanes.

The driver exited her vehicle and stood in the No. 2 lane when she got hit by an approaching vehicle.

A 38-year-old Oceanside man driving another car at about 70 mph saw the victim at the last minute and could not avoid hitting her.

The woman died at the scene.

Reportedly, the fatal crash resulted in three additional accidents on the northbound I-15. One person was hospitalized with minor injuries from the secondary collisions.

All northbound lanes of the freeway were shut down during the investigation.