By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Five people had to be rescued from a car after it collided head-on with a palm tree, triggering the Crash Detection feature in a passenger’s Apple Watch.Car crash in San Bernardino county. (Source: OnScene.TV via KTLA)Apple’s addition of a Crash Detection feature in Apple Watch has been criticized for false alerts, but it’s also repeatedly saved lives. Now the California Highway Patrol (CHP) credits it with how officers were quickly able to locate a crashed car and take the injured occupants to hospital.According to KTLA, a single Hyundai Sonata with five occupants, crashed into a palm tree on the 15 Freeway at Jurupa Avenue in Ontario, San Bernardino. The car contained five occupants, and it was the Apple Watch belonging to one of the passengers that alerted local authorities. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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