Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Interstate 10 in Indio, California.
What Happened: A pickup truck allegedly struck a tractor-trailer on the side of the roadway.
Participants:
- Driver of pickup truck
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Passenger in tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of pickup truck, killed
- Driver of tractor-trailer, injured
- Passenger in tractor-trailer, injured
Details:
On or about Tuesday, March 15th, 2022, around 11:42 at night, an accident between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer left one individual dead. Spokespeople from the CHP said the accident was reported along Interstate 10 in Indio, California.
Troopers from the California Highway Patrol said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was killed when the pickup truck they were driving allegedly struck the back of a tractor-trailer that was parked along Interstate 10. Paramedics pronounced the driver of the pickup truck dead of his injuries after the collision, while the driver and passenger in the tractor-trailer were taken to the hospital for treatment of unknown injuries.
According to Google Maps, Indio is situated about 127 miles west of downtown Los Angeles.
State and local law enforcement agencies assisted after the accident.