JARUPA VALLEY, CA – Two deputies with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and two pedestrians were injured after an Amazon Prime van slammed into a patrol car on Saturday night.
According to CBS LA, the accident occurred at the scene of an earlier accident at the intersection of Van Buren Boulevard and 56th Street.
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According to California Highway Patrol Sergeant Steven Rusk, the Amazon Prime van careened into the stopped patrol vehicle, pushing it into the the four victims standing outside.
The two female pedestrians were pronounced dead at the scene. The two deputies sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Rusk added that alcohol or drugs are not believed to have played a role.
As of Sunday night, CHP was still investigating the crash.
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