1 person airlifted following Desert Center crash
An RV overturned on the freeway in Desert Center, one person airlifted with serious injuries.
The crash happened at 2:25 p.m. on westbound Interstate 10 near Eagle Mountain Road in Desert Center.
The RV overturned on the right shoulder of I-10, leading emergency responders to call in a helicopter for a patient with major injuries, the Riverside County Fire Department’s Tawny Castro said.
Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol briefly shut down freeway lanes to allow crews to transport the patient. The freeway was fully reopened by 4 p.m.
