'Very sad': At least 13 dead after truck slams into SUV carrying 25 near US-Mexico border
Grace Hauck, Colin Atagi and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY
At least 13 dead after truck crashes into SUV packed with 25 people near US-Mexico border
Replay Video
UP NEXT
HOLTVILLE, Calif. — At least 13 people died after an SUV packed with dozens of passengers collided with a semitruck near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, according to California Highway Patrol officials.
California Highway Patrol Division Chief Omar Watson said the crash involved a big rig hauling two trailers and a Ford Expedition carrying 25 people. The big rig smashed into the side of the SUV before 6:15 a.m. PST at the intersection of State Route 115 and Norrish Road near Holtville, about 50 miles west of Arizona and 10 miles north of the border.