Crime & Safety
Woman Killed In Four-Vehicle Collision In Indio
A man driving a white, Dodge pickup truck was traveling at "full speed" when the vehicle slammed into two other cars and a big rig.
INDIO, CA — A woman was killed Friday in a crash involving a pickup truck that slammed into two other vehicles and a big rig at full speed on Interstate 10 in Indio, authorities said.
The collision was reported at 11:55 a.m. Friday on westbound Interstate 10, near Cottonwood Springs Road and the Box Canyon Road off-ramp, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A man driving a white, Dodge pickup truck was traveling at "full speed" while traffic was slowing and crashed into the rear of a Volkswagen sedan, CHP Officer David Torres said.
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Torres said the crash caused a chain reaction in which a Tesla and a big rig semi truck were subsequently hit.
Paramedics pronounced the female driver of the Volkswagen dead at the scene.
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It was not immediately clear if any other people suffered injuries.
—City News Service
