Crime & Safety

Coroner IDs 2 Men Killed In Head-on Crash: Desert Hot Springs

Two people were also transported by land ambulance to a local hospital, one with critical and one with minor injuries.

The collision, which led to one person being extricated, happened in the 18000 block of Indian Canyon Drive at 1:11 a.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
The collision, which led to one person being extricated, happened in the 18000 block of Indian Canyon Drive at 1:11 a.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

DESERT HOT SPRINGS (CNS) — The Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner's Bureau identified the two men killed in a head-on crash Sunday south of Desert Hot Springs.

The collision, which led to one person being extricated, happened at 1:11 a.m. in the 18000 block of Indian Canyon Drive, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department.

Raul Martin, 24, and Emiaj Lane, 22, both of Desert Hot Springs, were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Two other people were transported by around ambulance to a local hospital — one with critical and one with minor injuries, fire officials said.

—City News Service

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