Two motorists were killed Saturday morning in a traffic accident that led to a partial road closure in Desert Hot Springs, authorities said.
Authorities received a call about a traffic accident at 6:15 a.m., Desert Hot Springs Deputy Police Chief Steven Shaw told The Desert Sun.
It appeared a vehicle traveling northbound on Palm Drive swerved and collided with a vehicle traveling southbound. The two cars collided head-on and both drivers were found deceased at the scene, Shaw said.
The names of the drivers are not being released at this time, but they are identified as an adult male and an adult female. There were no passengers in the vehicles.
Palm Drive is closed from Dillion Road to Varner Road, according to a social media post from the Desert Hot Springs Police Department. Police are asking motorists to avoid the area and use alternate routes. Traffic entering the city via Palm Drive will be diverted to Varner Road, and residents are advised to use Indian Canyon to enter and exit the city to avoid traffic, the social media post said.
Shaw said the road closure will likely last three hours.
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This article originally appeared in Palm Springs Desert Sun: Fatal Desert Hot Springs car crash closes part of Palm Drive
