SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A family is grieving the loss of their father and brother after a collision took their lives Friday in Poway.
Marcial Rivera, 59 and his son, Emmanuel Rivera, 32, were killed in a three-vehicle collision near Iron Mountain Drive that claimed the lives of five people. Their family says the two worked for a local landscaping company and were on their way to a job.
“I know my father’s in a better place, but this is very hard,” said Ana Rivera.
The family shared video captured by a passing Tesla that shows a pickup truck hit the other vehicles head-on in the opposite lanes of traffic, which included Rivera’s son’s pickup truck. The family is hoping to raise awareness about the dangers of Highway 67.
Emmanuel Rivera’s girlfriend is five months pregnant and figuring out how to cope with welcoming a newborn baby without him.
Marcial Rivera and his wife, Regina, were married 35 years and had five children together. Family members say Rivera was a hard worker and a devoted man of God.
A GoFundMe page has been established to help the family pay for funeral expenses and other needs.
An all day fundraiser that’s open to the public will take place Sunday starting at 7 a.m. at 31440 Valley Center Road in Valley Center.
The names of the other three victims have not yet been released.
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