Crime & Safety

Male In Off-Road Vehicle Killed Near Coachella Canal

A witness told the CHP the male victim suffered a head injury.

A witness told the CHP the male victim suffered a head injury.
A witness told the CHP the male victim suffered a head injury. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

RANCHO DOS PALMAS, CA — An occupant of an off-road vehicle was killed Saturday when it crashed in the North Shore area north of Rancho Dos Palmas.

The crash occurred about 7 p.m. Saturday on Coachella Canal Road at Vander Veer Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A witness told the CHP the male victim suffered a head injury. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name and age were not released.

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— City News Service