A woman was killed and a man was injured in a solo-vehicle crash in Indio, the Indio Police Department said Sunday.
Officers responded to an area southwest of Dillon Road and west of Fargo Canyon Road at around 9:10 p.m. Saturday. According to the police department, a 2023 Jeep Wrangler was traveling through desert terrain at an unknown speed and rolled over multiple times.
A 47-year-old woman was ejected from the Jeep and suffered life-threatening injuries. First responders attempted life-saving measures before rushing her to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs by air ambulance. She succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, according to the police department.
The driver, a 47-year-old man, contacted emergency services and was also rushed to Desert Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
Anyone with additional information regarding the crash was encouraged to contact the department’s Traffic Division at 760-391-4057.