Street View of the westbound 60 Freeway near the Central Avenue on-ramp in Chino, California. Source: Google Maps.
KEY DETAILS
DATE & TIME
Two separate fatal crashes struck the westbound 60 Freeway in Chino between about 5:55 a.m. and 6:36 a.m. on Monday, September 21, 2026.
LOCATION
Westbound 60 Freeway at Mountain Avenue and Central Avenue, Chino, CA
VICTIM
A motorcyclist died at the scene of the first crash near Mountain Avenue; in the second crash near Central Avenue, a semi-truck struck a Lexus after driving up an embankment, and one of the drivers later died at a hospital.
ROAD CLOSURES
CHP closed three westbound lanes near Mountain Avenue and both lanes of the Central Avenue on-ramp, backing up traffic for miles to the 15 Freeway before all westbound lanes reopened around 11:08 a.m.
INVESTIGATION
The California Highway Patrol is investigating both collisions; no cause, citations or arrests have been announced.
Two fatal crashes struck the westbound 60 Freeway in Chino within about 40 minutes of each other during Monday morning’s rush hour. The first collision, reported just before 6 a.m. near the Mountain Avenue exit, involved a motorcyclist who ended up in the freeway lanes and died at the scene. Roughly a mile away near the Central Avenue on-ramp, a semi-truck reportedly drove up an embankment and struck a Lexus; one of the drivers was taken to a hospital, where they later died. The back-to-back crashes shut down multiple lanes and triggered miles of gridlock stretching back to the 15 Freeway.
According to KTLA, California Highway Patrol officers closed three westbound lanes near Mountain Avenue to investigate the motorcycle crash while also shutting both lanes of the Central Avenue on-ramp after the truck collision. Hoodline reported that all westbound lanes were not fully reopened until approximately 11:08 a.m., more than five hours after the first crash was called in. Caltrans District 8 assisted with traffic control as backups lingered into the late-morning commute. Investigators have not yet released the official cause of either crash or the identities of those killed.
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@KTLA5 · Sep 21, 2026
Fatal crash closes westbound 60 Freeway through Chino
California Vehicle Code 21703 requires drivers to leave enough distance to stop safely behind the vehicle ahead, a rule that applies with even greater force to loaded semi-trucks given their weight and longer stopping distances. When a big rig cannot stop in time and drives up an embankment into another vehicle, as reportedly happened near Central Avenue, investigators typically examine whether the truck was following too closely for conditions. A violation of this statute can support a negligence claim in a wrongful death or injury lawsuit against the trucking company or driver.
The basic speed law, Vehicle Code 22350, prohibits driving at a speed greater than is safe for the traffic, weather and roadway conditions present at the time, regardless of the posted limit. This standard applies equally to a motorcyclist merging through dense freeway traffic and to a commercial truck navigating morning rush-hour congestion. Investigators rely on this statute to evaluate whether excessive speed for conditions contributed to either of Monday’s fatal collisions.
This summary is general information, not legal advice. Every case depends on its specific facts.
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