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At least 13 dead after truck crashes into SUV packed with 25 people near US-Mexico border
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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.
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13 killed when big rig hits SUV carrying 25 people, police say
By Associated PressUpdated March 2, 2021, 5:52 p.m.
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Law enforcement worked at the scene of a deadly crash involving a semitruck and an SUV in Holtville, Calif., on Tuesday.KYMA via AP
HOLTVILLE, Calif. (AP) â Thirteen people were killed Tuesday when an SUV carrying 25 people and a big rig collided on a Southern California highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said.
Twelve people were found dead when first responders reached the highway, which winds through fields in the agricultural southeastern corner of California. Another person died at a hospital, California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said.