One of the crash victims died at the scene. The other passenger was taken to Riverside County Regional Medical Center.
That person's condition was not immediately known.
City News Service contributed to this report.
1 killed after car slams into tree in Perris
PERRIS, Calif. The crash was reported at 9:30 p.m. on Harvill Avenue near Cajalco Road. Arriving officers found two people trapped in a car described as a Jeep. Authorities had to cut the passengers free from the car.
