A motorist and a horse were killed in a collision on the 15 Freeway in Norco early Sunday, a fire official said.
The crash happened shortly after 2 a.m. on the northbound side of the freeway near the Sixth Street entrance ramp, where a motorist had struck the horse, according to Maggie Cline De La Rosa, spokeswoman for the Riverside County Fire Department.
One person in the car was pronounced dead at the scene and another person was hospitalized with minor injuries, Cline De La Rosa said.
“The horse was also injured, unfortunately,” he said.
It was unclear how the horse ended up on the freeway, Cline De La Rosa said, adding that the incident is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol.
Officials at the CHP's San Bernardino office did not immediately respond to a request for information.
