Fiery multi-car crash sends several people to hospital in Thousand Palms

One person suffered burn injuries and several others were also hurt today in a fiery three-vehicle crash in Thousand Palms, a county fire department spokeswoman said.

(Flickr/drothamel)

(Flickr/drothamel)

The collision was reported around 10:35 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 10, east of Bob Hope Drive.

One vehicle caught fire, and its occupant was transported to a local hospital for treatment of moderate burn injuries, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said.

Three people were transported to a hospital with minor injuries and another person, who also had minor injuries, declined to be transported for medical treatment, Hagemann said.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.

 

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