A two vehicle collision in Twentynine Palms over the weekend sent both drivers to the hospital for significant injuries.
At 7:25 p.m. on Saturday (October 7), Deputies with the Sheriff’s Morongo Basin Station responded to a report of a two-vehicle traffic collision on Twentynine Palms Highway and Cienega Drive in Twentynine Palms. They found one of the drivers, identified as a resident of Twentynine Palms, trapped inside of his vehicle. A San Bernardino County Fire crew was able to get the trapped driver out of the vehicle, and he was transported by Morongo Basin EMS to a hospital for treatment for his injuries.
The driver of the second vehicle, identified as a resident of Twentynine Palms, was also transported to a hospital for treatment.
The investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing. Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact Deputy S. Yost with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Morongo Basin Station at (760)366-4175.