Off-Duty Sheriff's Deputy Killed In Fiery Motorcycle Crash In Corona

CORONA (CBSLA.com) — A 25-year-old sheriff's deputy was killed in a fiery crash while riding his motorcycle in Corona, police said Saturday.

According to the Corona Police Department, officers and firefighters were sent shortly before 4:30 p.m. Friday to the area of Hidden Valley, located east of the 15 Freeway, for report of a severe injury related traffic collision.

Upon their arrival, authorities learned two motorcycles and two vehicles were involved in the collision.

Paramedics transported the two motorcyclists to Riverside Community Hospital for treatment of serious injuries sustained in the crash.

One of the victims has since been treated and released from the hospital.

According to police, the second victim -- who was later identified as Upland resident Philip Borja -- succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.

Borja was an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy assigned to the Norwalk station.

A preliminary investigation revealed the two motorcycles were involved in two separate traffic collisions with a white Ford Fusion and a Volkswagen Beetle.

Borja's motorcycle and the Volkswagen both caught on fire as a result of the collision.

The drivers of the vehicles did not sustain injuries, police said.

At this time, no arrests or citations have been issued.

The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information about this incident has been urged to contact the Corona Police Department's Collision Response Team at (951) 817-5764.