Crime & Safety

Five Hospitalized in Palm Desert Wreck

More than two dozen firefighters responded to the scene of the crash.

Five people were injured -- two of them seriously -- in a three-vehicle collision in Palm Desert Friday afternoon.

The crash was reported around 1:40 p.m. on Hovley Lane, east of El Dorado Drive. 

Two of the three vehicles overturned, and the five injured people were transported to hospitals, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jennifer Fuhrman said.

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Fire logs indicate a total of 26 firefighters from three engine companies were called out to assist.

– City News Service contributed to this report.

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