Crime & Safety

Two Injured in Interstate 10 Crash Between Desert Center and Blythe

The crash was reported on the 10 near Ford Dry Lake at 7:25 a.m. March 15 as a traffic collision, cut and rescue.

Two people were injured Friday morning in a crash on eastbound Interstate 10, east of Palm Desert between Desert Center and Blythe, according to Cal Fire.

The crash was reported on the 10 near Ford Dry Lake at 7:25 a.m. March 15 as a traffic collision, cut and rescue, Melody Hendrickson of Cal Fire-Riverside County said in a statement.

"The first arriving engine company reported a solo vehicle 500 feet off the road," Hendrickson said. "Two patients will be transported to area hospitals, one major via Native Air ambulance and one minor via Blythe ambulance."

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Agencies that responded included the California Highway Patrol and Chuckawalla State Prison. The cause of the crash was being investigated.

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