A traffic accident late Tuesday involved a vehicle and a donkey.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday on Imperial Road near Winterhaven. The driver of the car was not injured. There is no word on the condition of the donkey. The desert along Highway 78 and the Colorado River is known for being inhabited by wild donkeys, the descendants of burros that accompanied gold miners in the area in the 19th century.