Fatal Crash Blocks Highway 74

SAN DIEGO, CA: A young girl was killed and two adults were seriously injured Sunday when a car tumbled 200 feet down off the side of the Palms To Pines Highway above Palm Desert.

CHP officers were investigating the possibility that the child — whose name or age were not made available — was sitting in a lap in the ill-fated Porsche, a two-seater, according to the Desert Sun newspaper.

That highway is the back-country route between San Diego and the Coachella Valley.

The Porsche was heading towards the desert around 8 a.m. when it crashed through a barrier and fell down a cliff on Highway 74 near the Coachella Valley Vista Point, authorities said.

The girl's body was found outside of the wrecked Porsche.

A man and a woman were found in the car. They were airlifted to a hospital where the woman was treated for a serious back injury, the California Highway Patrol said.

The man's injuries were less severe.

Route 74 from Palm Desert to the Route 371 junction in Aguanga was closed from 8 a.m. until around 2 p.m., the California Highway Patrol reported.

City News Service

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