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The driver of an SUV crammed with 25 people pulled into the path of a big rig at an intersection in a collision that left more than a dozen people dead, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The burgundy Ford Expedition, designed to hold no more than eight people, was carrying three times that many when it crossed the U.S.-Mexico border before dawn on March 2 through a 10-foot breach in the boundary fence and headed toward El Centro, Calif., federal officials said. The effort is suspected to have been a human smuggling attempt.
LOS ANGELES — The driver of an SUV crammed with 25 people was trying to beat a big rig through the intersection before the deadly collision, according to a preliminary
ONE Championship strawweight king Joshua Pacio isn’t looking at anyone but Japanese rival Yosuke Saruta.
Pacio has renewed his desire to face the seasoned Japanese fighter in a trilogy this year.
“Tatapusin namin ‘yung trilogy, pero hindi pa sure (We will end the trilogy, but it is still uncertain),” said the 25-year-old Pacio during the weekly Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum held virtually Tuesday, April 6.
Manila Bulletin, Pacio said he wanted to settle the unfinished business with Saruta this year, but ONE Championship has yet to give the go-signal for the champion’s next challenger.
Pacio has not fought since scoring a split decision win against Alex Silva of Brazil to defend his strawweight belt in January 2020.