A female passenger in the Civic was injured and was airlifted to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs
Mecca, CA. – Two people are dead following a head-on collision that occurred on Thursday afternoon in Mecca.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on state Route 111 south of Avenue 68, just after noon.
A blue Honda Civic was southbound when the driver allowed it to drift into a northbound lane to pass a slower vehicle, and collided head-on with a blue Acura TL.
The impact of the collision caused the Acura TL to overturn.
Both drivers were killed in the accident.
A female passenger in the Civic was injured and was airlifted to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.