Eight people were injured Sunday morning in a two-car collision on Highway 62 at Dillon Road in North Palm Springs. The crash occurred at about 11:05 a.m. Emergency crews had to cut one victim from a car, said Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman Cheri Patterson. Eight people were taken to a hospital, two including a pediatric patient in critical condition, two with moderate injuries and four with minor injuries, said Patterson. The northbound lanes of Highway 62 were blocked briefly. The crash is under investigation. Names of the injured were not released.
