The crash happened a little before 2 a.m. on the northbound 15 Freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A person and a horse died after a car collided with the animal on the 15 freeway in Norco on Sunday, authorities said. Around 2 a.m., a sedan was traveling along the freeway, near Sixth Street, when the driver collided with the horse, according to the Cal Fire Riverside County Fire Department.

A horse and a person were killed in a crash in Norco early Sunday. The Riverside County Fire Department said the collision between a single vehicle and a horse occurred on the 15 Freeway near the Sixth Street exit around 2:05 a.

A driver struck a horse early Sunday on the 15 Freeway in Norco, according to a Riverside County fire official. It was unclear how the horse got onto the freeway.