Two accidents in Calexico are being investigated.
On Monday, December 23, 2024, at about 5:35 p.m., Calexico police responded to an accident where two pedestrians were hit by a vehicle. The accident occurred at Andrea Avenue and Santa Fe Drive when a motorist struck a 42-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman as they crossed the street. Both pedestrians were seriously injured, one was flown by REACH Air Ambulance to an out of Valley hospital while the other was taken to El Centro Regional Medical Center. The driver of the vehicle, a 71-year-old man, was not injured. According to Calexico Police, the accident remains under investigation. Impairment is not a factor in the accident. The pedestrians were crossing the street outside of a marked crosswalk at the time of the accident.
Shortly after 9:00 a.m. on Christmas Eve, a motorcycle and another vehicle collided in the 2400 block of Rockwood Avenue. No injuries were reported.