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SUV pulled into big rig's path in deadly migrant crash, NTSB says

Print 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.

SUV pulled into path of big rig in Imperial County crash that killed 14 migrants, NTSB says

SUV pulled into path of big rig in Imperial County crash that killed 14 migrants, NTSB says Faith E. Pinho © (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) An SUV carrying 25 people in Holtville was struck by a big rig on March 2, killing 14 people. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) 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 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, federal officials said. The effort is suspected to have been a human smuggling attempt.

SUV pulled into path of big rig in Southern California crash that killed 14 migrants, NTSB says

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

Cause of California SUV crash that killed 13 is a mystery - The San Diego Union-Tribune

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, federal officials said Wednesday. Surveillance footage captured the Expedition and another SUV driving through a 10-foot gap in the metal fence near the Gordon’s Well exit, just off Interstate 8, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman said. Both vehicles were later involved in separate traffic accidents, including the fatal crash on State Highway 115 and Norrish Road in Holtville. California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said several of the 25 people crammed into the Ford Expedition were ejected into the road. Twelve died at the scene, and another person died a short time later, he said.

SUV in crash that killed 13 may have crossed from Mexico through hole in border wall [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CALIF-CRASH-1ST-LEDE:LA]

An SUV packed with 25 people at the border. A horrible crash, an unthinkable toll

Authorities said they are still unsure what brought the SUV into the path of the truck and why so many people were inside of it. Watson, who heads the agency’s border division, said the scene was “chaotic” when fire crews and law enforcement agents arrived about 10 minutes after the crash; it was not expected to be cleared until late evening because of the ongoing investigation. By late afternoon, the CHP was still working with the coroner’s office to identify passengers. Advertisement At least 10 of the dead were Mexican nationals, said Roberto Velasco Álvarez, who heads the North America Department for the Mexican foreign ministry.

California SUV crash: A border tragedy, an unthinkable toll - The San Diego Union-Tribune

By the time first responders arrived at the intersection near the U.S.-Mexico border, bodies lay on the highway where they had been flung by the force of an early morning collision

Cause of Imperial County crash that killed 13 is a mystery

Cause of crash that killed 13 still a mystery, as is why 25 people were packed into SUV