One person died after the vehicle they were riding in crashed near Desert Center early Tuesday morning, Cal Fire says.
The crash occurred at 12:55 a.m. on the east side of the highway, west of the Eagle Mountain Road exit. Both the vehicle and the semi burst into flames, according to a social media post. Cal Fire said the driver of the semi-truck was uninjured, but did not say whether anyone else was riding in the vehicle that struck the semi-truck.
California Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident, could not immediately be reached for more information.
Sig Alert, the traffic monitoring service, reported at 7:20 a.m. that the right lane of the highway remained closed around the crash site on Eagle Mountain Road, but said it was not causing delays due to the uncongested area.
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This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: One dead after vehicle crashes onto I-10 near Desert Center
