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- Holtvile, Calif. — Thirteen people died after a semitruck slammed into an SUV packed with 25 people — many of them Mexican nationals — just before 6:15 local time Tuesday, shining a spotlight on immigration and border concerns. Many in the SUV are believed to have entered the U.S. that morning through a hole in a border fence.
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Mar 2, 2021 · 1:53. Law enforcement officers work at the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, Calif., March 2, 2021. Gregory Bull/AP. At least 13 people have died from a crash between a big rig and an SUV in Southern California Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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- What Happened in The Crash?
- Who Was Killed and Injured in The Crash?
- Why Were So Many People in The SUV?
- Guatemalan Casualties
- What Is The Area like?
A preliminary report released Tuesday by the Highway Patrol said the SUV, driven by a 28-year-old resident of Mexico, "entered the intersection directly in front" of a Peterbilt truck. Police said it wasn't clear why the SUV entered the intersection, but the truck struck its left side, immediately killing the SUV driver. Watson said 12 people were ...
Police have not released the names of the victims. The ages of those in the SUV range from 15 to 53. No children were killed in the crash, police said. The SUV's driver was from Mexicali, Mexico. Roberto Velasco, director of North American affairs for Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department, confirmedthat 10 of the people killed were Mexican. The Mex...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement that special agents from its Homeland Security Investigations unit in San Diego "have initiated a human smuggling investigation" but offered no further details. A 1997 Expedition can carry a maximum payload of 2,000 pounds. If it had 25 people inside, that would easily exceed the payload ...
Tekandi Paniagua, the Guatemalan Consul in Los Angeles confirmed that a 23-year-old woman from Guatemala died in Tuesday’s crash. Two other women, ages 46 and 22, received contusions and internal hemorrhages. They remained hospitalized Wednesday in stable condition, he added. However, Paniagua said that there were between eight to ten people whose ...
Barely a mile from the site of the crash, a cemetery with unmarked bricks is a burial ground for migrants who died crossing the border from Mexico. In 2001, John Hunter founded Water Station, a volunteer group that leaves jugs of water in giant plastic drums for dehydrated migrants. "I was trying to figure out how to stop the deaths," said Hunter, ...
Mar 4, 2021 · Holtvile, Calif. — Thirteen people died after a semitruck slammed into an SUV packed with 25 people — many of them Mexican nationals — just before 6:15 local time Tuesday, shining a spotlight on...
Mar 3, 2021 · At least 13 people were killed Tuesday morning in a highway collision involving a semitruck and a SUV in Southern California near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said. California Highway...
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Mar 4, 2021 · Updated on: March 3, 2021 / 7:06 PM EST / AP. Thirteen people killed in one of the deadliest border crashes on record were among 44 people who entered the U.S. through a hole cut into Southern...
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Mar 3, 2021 · CALEXICO, Calif. — The Ford Expedition carrying 25 people that was struck by a big rig Tuesday morning, killing 13, had crossed from Mexico after breaching a section of the border fence,...
Mar 2, 2021 · At least 13 people have died and more were injured after an SUV collided with a trailer truck in southern California, near the US-Mexico border. Twenty-five people were said to have been...
