Crime & Safety
Motorist Drives Into Indio Water Canal
The driver was rescued and taken to a local hospital in stable condition, authorities said.
INDIO, CA — The driver of a car that went into an irrigation canal in Indio was taken to a hospital in stable condition Tuesday.
Fire crews responded at around 10:23 a.m. Tuesday to the 84000 block of Terra Lago Parkway to a report of a traffic collision, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.
Officials said a vehicle entered an irrigation canal on a golf course.
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A photo shared by the agency shows the vehicle almost fully submerged in the canal's water (see image above). The Indio Police Department was called to the scene to assist in getting the vehicle out of the canal, a spokesperson with the fire department said.
Crews remained at the scene for several hours.
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No other injuries were reported. It was not immediately known why the person behind the wheel drove into the canal.
