A traffic collision on Ramon and El Placer roads injured three people on Thursday, Nov. 13.

Lt. Gustavo Araiza said someone reported a crash between two cars at the intersection around noon. Emergency personnel transported the three people involved in the collision to the hospital, with one of them in critical condition. It does not appear drugs or alcohol were a factor, Araiza added.

Police closed east Ramon Road from El Placer Road to Paseo Dorotea in both directions but reopened the roadway around 3 p.m. Araiza asked anyone with information about the collision to contact the police department's traffic division at 760-323-8125.

(This story was updated to include a photo and the latest information.)

Ani Gasparyan covers the western Coachella Valley cities of Desert Hot Springs and Ca

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