3 dead, 1 severely injured in collisions on Highway 111 in La Quinta

Three folks had been killed and one other particular person suffered important accidents in a site visitors crash in La Quinta within the Coachella Valley.

Deputies went to the intersection of Highway 111 and Simon Drive at about 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, in accordance with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

They discovered two bikes and a Chevrolet pickup and 4 victims, with three dying on the scene. A fourth sufferer was taken to a hospital.

“The bikes had been touring eastbound on Highway 111 when one among (them) struck a pedestrian who was crossing Highway 111,” a sheriff’s assertion stated. “The collision with the pedestrian precipitated the rider to be ejected, and the motorbike got here to relaxation within the westbound site visitors lanes.

As people had been offering support to the motorbike rider, a white Chevy pickup touring westbound on Highway 111 struck the motorbike.”