1 person dead in multi-car crash in Riverside that left family, including babies, trapped

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KABC) -- A multi-vehicle crash in Riverside trapped two babies and two adults on Sunday night. One person has died in the crash, which left one car demolished.

All northbound lanes of the 215 Freeway were closed following the crash, which happened just after 7:30 p.m. near Eucalyptus Avenue.

Rescuers had to use the jaws of life to rescue the trapped family. There was also a dog in one of the cars.

Several drivers stopped to help the family, and one of those drivers helped corral the dog.

"We all tried to pry the doors open. They were pulling sporadically, and I decided to say, 'One, two, three,' and we would pull... Obviously, we are just human. We are not machines, so we could not get it open. We urgently tried to get to the children in the back, but we were not successful. I tried keeping the parents calm and telling them that I was there, trying to get any information that I could," said bystander Cianca C.

All four family members were rushed to the hospital. We're awaiting word on their conditions, though the California Highway Patrol did describe the crash as fatal. It wasn't immediately clear if the person who died was an adult or a child.

The northbound lanes were expected to remain closed for several hours.