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A GUATEMALAN woman died in her mother s arms during a horrific crash in California on Tuesday that killed 13 migrants in an SUV that crossed the US-Mexico border illegally.
Yesenia Cardona, 23, was held by her mother Berlin Cardona, 47, after they and other passengers were ejected from the SUV onto the road, family members said.
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Yesenia Cardona, 23, died in her mother Berlin Cardona s arms, according to familyCredit: Facebook
The Ford Expedition pulled in front of a semi-truck at an intersection in Imperial County, California, causing the crash that killed 13 passengers and injured 13 others, according to the Daily Mail.
Yesenia and Berlin Cardona were among 44 people who were illegally transported through a 10-foot hole in the border wall on Tuesday morning.
Border Patrol reveals the SUV involved in fatal crash that killed 13 people drove through a hole in the Mexican border fence an hour before
Authorities have revealed that an SUV involved in a deadly crash in California on Tuesday had snuck across the US-Mexican border an hour before
The 25 people in the SUV were among 44 who had driven through a hole in the border fence just before 6am
The SUV and a Chevrolet Suburban were caught on surveillance footage
The Chevrolet Suburban caught on fire a short time later
Border patrol agents responding to the fire found 19 people hiding nearby
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Authorities are investigating whether human smuggling was involved after a crash Tuesday involving an SUV packed with 25 people and a tractor-trailer that left 13 people dead and bodies strewn across a roadway near the U.S. Mexico border.
Most of the dead were Mexicans, a Mexican official said.
When police arrived, some of the passengers were trying to crawl out of the crumpled 1997 Ford Expedition while others were wandering around the fields. The rig’s front end was pushed into the SUV’s left side and two empty trailers were jackknifed behind it.
Twelve people were found dead when first responders reached the two-lane highway, which winds through fields in the agricultural southeastern corner of California about 125 miles (201 kilometers) east of San Diego. Another person died at a hospital, California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said.
Mar 3, 2021
HOLTVILLE, Calif. (AP) Thirteen people were killed Tuesday when an SUV carrying 25 people and a big rig collided on a Southern California highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said.
Twelve people were found dead when first responders reached the highway, which winds through fields in the agricultural southeastern corner of California. Another person died at a hospital, California Highway Patrol Chief Omar Watson said.
Authorities do not yet know if the driver of the 1997 Ford Expedition, who died in the crash, had stopped at a stop sign before crossing into the path of the big rig around 6:15 a.m., Watson said. The big rig hit the left side of the SUV, which appeared to have been pushed off the road that’s about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east of San Diego.