10-year-old in critical condition after a head-on crash in Desert Hot Springs
Two people, including a 10-year-old, were hospitalized after a head-on crash in Desert Hot Springs Monday afternoon.
The crash occurred in the area of Palm Drive and Yucca Drive just before 2:45 p.m.
Police said a driver in a white Subaru was northbound on Palm Drive approaching Yucca Drive when they drifted into the southbound lane and collided head-on into the Toyota pickup truck.
Police told News Channel 3 at the scene that the two people, including the 10-year-old, suffered serious-to-major injuries. The child was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
A third person was also checked out by medics but not transported to the hospital.
The circumstances that led to the crash remain under investigation.
The Desert Hot Springs Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team responded to the
scene and is investigating the collision. Palm Drive is currently closed between Mission Lakes
Boulevard and San Marcus Road. This closure is expected to last for the next several hours.
