Remote part of I-10 collapses amid heavy rains in California

Interstate 10 is closed on the California side of the border because of a collapsed overpass.

A SigAlert was issued by CHP about 5:45 p.m.

The area is approximately 170 miles east of Los Angeles.

Firefighters responded to the scene and began a cut and rescue operation at 4:43 p.m. on the eastbound side of the freeway near the Tex Wash about a half mile east of Eagle Mountain, as stated by Jennifer Fuhrman of the Riverside County Fire Department.

The driver was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs for treatment of moderate injuries sustained in the crash, as indicated by California Highway Patrol officers.

Both directions of the freeway around the bridge collapse have been closed, with drivers being turned around.

There was no estimated time to reopen the roadway.

Structural engineers Monday are expected to assess damage at the site of a bridge collapse near Palm Springs.

Those trying to drive between California and Arizona Monday will be forced to go hundreds of miles out of their way to Interstate 8 to the south or Interstate 40 to the north. About 27,000 vehicles travel on the Interstate between Coachella and Arizona on a daily basis.