11-year-old boy airlifted to hospital after six people were injured in Indio Crash

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - Six people were being treated for various injuries following a major crash at the city limits of Indio and Coachella. 

CAL FIRE said the collision happened around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night at Avenue 48 and Dillon Road near Grapefruit Boulevard at the edge of those two cities. 

Two cars were involved, and 6 people were injured in the two vehicles.

Five of them suffered minor to moderate injuries and were taken to the hospital by ambulance. One victim, Indio Police confirmed, was an 11-year-old boy with serious injuries who was transported by helicopter. 

There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash.

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