The driver of an off-road vehicle apparently lost control Saturday evening and plowed into a crowd of people at a dry lake bed in Lucerne Valley, killing six people and injuring at least nine others, a San Bernardino County fire official said.
Initial details were sketchy, but fire dispatch supervisor Tim Franke said the accident was reported at 7:48 p.m. at Soggy Dry Lake Bed, a popular off-road spot. "It's unknown what kind of event was going on out there," he said.
In addition to the six people who died, Franke said, four people were seriously injured and were taken by air ambulance to nearby trauma centers. Five others received minor injuries, he said.
He said it was not yet clear how the accident occurred or whether the driver was among the injured or dead.
--Mitchell Landsberg
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