(Mecca, CA) A head-on crash at a rural intersection on Avenue 66 injured seven people Wednesday afternoon, January 28. The Riverside County Fire Department reported dispatching crews around 3:30 p.m. to the intersection of Avenue 66 and Buchanan Street. Upon arriving, first responders discovered two vehicles that had collided head-on. This resulted in several occupants being injured and the road partially obstructed. Fire officials reported that three people sustained minor injuries, receiving on-site treatment before being taken to local hospitals. Four other patients suffered more severe injuries, and first responders airlifted them via medical helicopters to a nearby trauma center. Officials withheld the ages, names, and health statuses of the injured individuals. Emergency responders swiftly stabilized the patients and secured the area. Firefighters worked alongside air medical crews while helicopters touched down in the vicinity to airlift the most critically injured victims. Officials provided no information on the types of vehicles involved or their directions of travel prior to the crash. Investigators indicated that the cause of the collision was not yet known.
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