A driver was killed Wednesday morning after a pickup truck overturned along a highway in Temecula, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log.
The crash was reported around 7:09 a.m. on westbound State Route 371 just west of Cary Road, the log shows.
Authorities said a small pickup truck overturned on the shoulder of the roadway, and the driver remained inside the vehicle following the crash. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene, and at least one patient was prepared for transport by air ambulance, according to the CHP log.
Fire personnel from Cal Fire were also requested to assist with the incident.
Officials later classified the crash as a fatality. The identity of the person who died was not immediately released.
Traffic along SR-371 remained open but was reduced
