MORENO VALLEY: Vehicle plummets over side of Lamb Canyon, victim suffers minor injuries

MORENO VALLEY – One person escaped with only minor injuries when their car went over an embankment, flipped over and smashed into a tree Friday, April 14. The early-morning accident happened in the area of Beaumont Avenue and Lamb Canyon Road in an unincorporated area of Moreno Valley, between the cities of Beaumont and San Jacinto.

Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire personnel, California Highway Patrol officers and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene of the wreck about 5:30 a.m., after several people called 911 to report the crash.

When officials arrived at the scene, fire crews quickly located a vehicle on it’s roof and up against a large tree. The vehicle had gone at least 20 feet down the embankment. before ending up upside down near the bottom of the steep ravine.

Firefighters had to use the “Jaws of Life’ to extricate the victim from their destroyed car.

Despite the severity of the accident, the driver, who was not identified, reportedly suffered only minor injuries.

California Highway Patrol officers are investigating the cause of the crash.

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The car plummeted at least 20 or more feet before overturning and smashing into a tree. John Strangis photo

Firefighters arrived on scene within minutes of the dispatched call. John Strangis photo

Numerous emergency first responders rushed to the scene of the rollover accident. John Strangis photo

Emergency personnel could be sene in every direction during the resue. John Strangis photo

Fire personnel work their way down the very steep ravine to get to the victim’s overturned and wrecked vehicle. John Strangis photo

AMR medics prepare to transport the victim. John Strangis photo

Officials discuss the crash and subsequent rescue. John Strangis photo

AMR medics prepare to transport the victim to a local area hospital. John Strangis photo

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Trevor Montgomery runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News and Anza Valley Outlook and also writes for Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg and breaking his back in an off-duty accident.

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.