Crime & Safety
Major Injury Crash On I-10 Through Thousand Palms: CHP
A male passenger was ejected from the truck and taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs with major injuries, officials say.
THOUSAND PALMS, CA — A man was hospitalized Tuesday with major injuries after being ejected from a pickup truck that overturned on Interstate 10 in Thousand Palms.
The crash was reported about 7:44 a.m. Tuesday on the westbound side of the freeway east of the Ramon Road overcrossing, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A gold Ford F-150 left the roadway and overturned onto the right shoulder, CHP Officer David Torres said.
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A male passenger was ejected from the truck and taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Torres said.
It was not immediately clear if the driver was injured.
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No other passengers were in the vehicle.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation.
Anyone with information was asked to call the CHP Indio area office at 760-772-5300.
