At least 13 people have been confirmed dead after a road mishap near the U.S.-Mexico border in California, Tuesday morning. The California crash involved an overloaded SUV with 25 people and a semi-truck, according to authorities.
Officers found 12 individuals dead on scene while another person died at a local hospital. The remaining eight individuals were transported to different local hospitals for life-threatening injuries, according to a Fox News report.
Meanwhile, the officials are not yet certain if the driver of the Ford Expedition had stopped at a stop sign before crossing into the path of the big rig. The driver of the Ford Expedition died in the crash, according to California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson.
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.
An SUV packed with 25 people pulled in front of an oncoming tractor-trailer on a two-lane highway cutting through farmland near the Mexican border early Tuesday, killing 13.