One dead in semi-truck crash in El Centro

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) - The El Centro Police Department (ECPD) is investigating a crash which left one person dead.

ECPD said the crash happened at around 8 a.m. Monday in the area of E. Main Street and N. Earls Street.

Upon arrival, ECPD said officers found a "small sedan trapped underneath the trailer of a semi-truck with significant damage."

During the investigation, ECPD said the semi-truck was exiting a driveway and was "attempting to turn east onto" Main Street while a silver Nissan Murano was driving westbound when the two vehicles crashed.

Paramedics responded and "provided emergency treatment," but ECPD said the driver, a 29-year-old woman from Brawley who was the only person in the sedan, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi-truck was not injured, according ECPD.

ECPD said their traffic collision inspector responded to the scene, and said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

If anyone has information regarding the case, call 760-352-2111.