More Details Released In Deadly Imperial County Crash - Palm Desert, CA - Authorities are looking into whether human smuggling was the reason why 25 people were riding in an SUV involved in the wreck.
Officials said 13 people were killed and several others were injured when a Ford Expedition with 25 passengers collided with a semi-truck in Imperial County near the US-Mexico border on the morning of March 2.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Six victims remained hospitalized Wednesday in San Diego County following an Imperial County traffic accident that killed at least 13 people and injured more than a dozen others.
Four patients were flown by air ambulance from El Centro Regional Medical Center to UC San Diego Medical Center on Tuesday, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A law enforcement officer examines the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Authorities say a semitruck crashed into an SUV, killing multiple people. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
“The patients are being cared for in the (UC San Diego Medical Center) trauma center located in Hillcrest,” said Jacqueline Carr, executive director of communications for UC San Diego Health.
LOS ANGELES — A collision between a big rig and an SUV carrying more than two dozen people near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday morning killed at least 13 and injured