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At Least 13 People Dead After Crowded SUV Collides With Truck In California

Gregory Bull / AP Updated at 5:54 p.m. ET At least 13 people died in a vehicle crash in Imperial County, Calif., on Tuesday, when a crowded Ford Expedition SUV collided with a gravel truck. Local hospital officials initially said 15 people died from the crash, but the California Highway Patrol later lowered the figure. The terrible collision took place Tuesday morning north of the city of Holtville, according to the Imperial County Fire Department. Emergency teams responded to the collision at the intersection where Norrish Rd. crosses a larger thoroughfare, California State Route 115. At this point, it s unknown whether or not the Expedition stopped at the stop sign, California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said, but it did enter the intersection in front of the big rig.

Imperial County crash: 15 dead in SUV, semi-truck crash in California

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. Authorities, late Tuesday, said they are investigating whether human smuggling was involved.

At Least 13 People Dead After Crowded SUV Collides With Truck In California

At least 15 people dead after SUV, semitruck collide in southern California, hospital says

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.

At least 15 people dead after SUV, semitruck collide in Southern California, hospital says