Vehicle Slams Into Palm Springs Apartment Building, Displacing Residents

PALM SPRINGS, CA — Three people were displaced Monday after a vehicle crashed into a Palm Springs apartment building, causing significant damage and prompting concerns about a possible gas leak.

The non-injury crash was reported shortly after 7:40 a.m. Monday in the 400 block of South Calle Encilia, according to the Palm Springs Fire Department.

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Arriving firefighters found an unoccupied white Toyota Highlander partially inside the building. The vehicle struck an unoccupied apartment, and firefighters secured a possible gas leak, authorities said.

The American Red Cross was requested to assist three people who were displaced from the building.

A city building inspector was also called to the scene to evaluate the structure.

The whereabouts of the Toyota's driver were not immediately known.