8-year-old boy airlifted to hospital after I-10 crash

Six people were injured in an accident on I-10 near Jefferson Street Monday afternoon. Authorities said an 8-year-old boy was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries and the other five victims were taken to the hospital by ambulance with injuries ranging from minor to moderate.

The crash was reported at 11:45 a.m. on westbound Interstate 10 west of Jefferson Street, said Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department. Of the six people hospitalized, four were juveniles and two were adults,
according to the California Highway Patrol.

The victims’ injuries ranged from minor to moderate, and firefighters extricated at least one person who was trapped in the wreckage, Hagemann said.

The crash ended with two wrecked Hondas, according to CHP dispatchers: a Pilot and a CRV. Details about the crash were not available.

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