A preliminary investigation revealed that a white Chevrolet Cruz had struck a tow truck, causing the vehicle to become stuck under a truck.

Melissa Lopez dies in car crash on Highway 15 at US 74 in Lake Elsinore

Lake Elsinore, California. – The coroner's office has identified 22-year-old Melissa Lopez of Lake Elsinore as the woman who died in a traffic crash on Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore early Monday morning.

The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. on the southbound 15 Freeway, just south of Highway 74.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a white Chevrolet Cruz had struck a tow truck, causing the vehicle to become stuck under a truck.

Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

Original Story

Lake Elsinore, California. – One person died in a tow truck crash that occurred early Monday morning on Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore.

The accident was reported around 3:16 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the interstate near State Route 74.

A tow truck driver called 911 and reported that a car had hit his vehicle and someone had been seriously injured.

Rescue workers found a white Chevrolet Cruz stuck under a tow truck.

According to authorities, one person was killed in the accident.

No further details have been released, but the investigation is ongoing.