Driver suffers critical injuries in crash on Gene Autry in Palm Springs

Update 4/8/25

A driver suffered critical injuries and another was hospitalized for pain-related complaints, police confirmed.

Police said a vehicle was traveling southbound when "'it lost control and rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a red light,'' Araiza said.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.  

Anyone with information regarding the accident was urged to contact the Palm Springs Police Department at 760-327-1441.

Original Report 4/7/25

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - A crash shut down a portion of N Gene Autry Trail in Palm Springs for several hours Monday afternoon.

Details on the crash remain limited. News Channel 3 video at the scene showed at least one SUV involved.

N Gene Autry Trail was closed from Tamarisk to District Center Drive, however, it reopened just before 3:00 p.m.

Stay with News Channel 3 for continuing updates.