Crime & Safety
2 Seriously Injured In RivCo Collision Involving Truck Towing Trailer: CHP
The pickup truck driver was evaluated at the scene by paramedics but not hospitalized, authorities said.
INDIO HILLS, CA — Two people were rushed to a hospital with major injuries Friday afternoon after a collision involving a sedan and a pickup truck towing a trailer in Indio Hills, authorities said.
The collision was reported just before 12:50 p.m. near Dillon Road and Happy Valley Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A Mercedes-Benz sedan traveling northbound on Happy Valley Drive at an unknown speed collided with a Chevrolet pickup truck towing a trailer that was traveling eastbound on Dillon Road, authorities said.
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The driver and passenger of the Mercedes were transported to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs with major injuries.
The truck driver was evaluated at the scene by paramedics for unspecified complaints of pain but was not hospitalized.
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The cause of the collision is under investigation.
No additional information was immediately available.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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