Three people were injured Saturday night when a pickup truck plowed all the way into an Indio apartment building.

According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the truck drove into two units of an eight-unit apartment building at 46450 Rubidoux Street at 10:42 p.m. Saturday.

Two residents were trapped under debris and suffered moderate injuries; the vehicle’s driver was listed in critical condition.

Damage to the building’s first floor compromised the second level. Eighteen residents were displaced; five needed placement help from the Red Cross.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

– posted at 12:22 p.m. by Cathy Maestri

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Monday, December 1, 2008

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