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Someone created a memorial using wooden crosses at the intersection where the accident happened.
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Law enforcement officers work at the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Author: CBS News 8 Team Published: 12:30 PM EST March 2, 2021 Updated: 10:06 AM EST March 3, 2021
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. Four victims of an Imperial County traffic accident that killed at least 13 people and injured more than a dozen others Tuesday were airlifted to San Diego County for emergency care, California Highway Patrol reported.
The collision occurred at about 6:15 a.m., when a tractor-trailer struck an SUV carrying an estimated 25 people on State Route 115, just north of Holtville and about 15 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the CHP.
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.