Interstate 10 through Coachella Valley snarled with multiple accidents
Interstate 10 through the Coachella Valley is rough going for commuters and those headed to Weekend 2 of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with brisk winds kicking up dust and traffic accidents closing or blocking lanes for much of the day.
Two accidents occurred 10 minutes apart shortly before and after 2 p.m., snarling traffic through the mid-valley. The first was a two-car collision on the freeway headed east just after the Date Palm Drive on ramp, and the second was a rolled-over vehicle on the freeway's west side at Washington Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol's incident log. There were no reported injuries.
The accidents came just an hour after all lanes had finally reopened on the westbound Interstate 10, also at Washington Street, after being closed since before 3 a.m. A big rig rolled in that pre-dawn accident, and the driver was injured.
A bit further west, a wind advisory is in effect in the Whiteware Canyon area. And at the Banning truck scales, an unidentified flying object flew off an unidentified vehicle at 1:20 pm. Authorities urge caution when driving through blowing dust, including slowing down.
This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Interstate 10 snarled with multiple accidents
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