A 45-year-old man driving a small all-terrain utility vehicle was killed in a crash with a mid-size car in the unincorporated Sky Valley area Wednesday..
The crash was reported shortly before 4:40 p.m. Wednesday on 22nd Avenue and Marshall Road, near Desert Hot Springs, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A blue Toyota Camry driven by a 35-year-old man was traveling westbound on 22nd Avenue when it struck a green John Deere Gator that was westbound on the right shoulder of 22nd Avenue, the CHP reported.
The all-terrain utility vehicle driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of the crash was under investigation.