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An SUV and tractor-trailer on Tuesday collided in southern California in a “major accident” that left more than a dozen people dead near the Mexican border, officials said.
HOLTVILLE, Calif. At least 13 people died after an SUV packed with dozens of passengers collided with a semitruck near the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, according to California Highway Patrol officials.
California Highway Patrol Division Chief Omar Watson said the crash involved a big rig hauling two trailers and a Ford Expedition carrying 25 people. The big rig smashed into the side of the SUV before 6:15 a.m. PST at the intersection of State Route 115 and Norrish Road near Holtville, about 50 miles west of Arizona and 10 miles north of the border.
Authorities, late Tuesday, said they are investigating whether human smuggling was involved.
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More than a dozen people were killed and another 12 people were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a crash on an Imperial County highway about 10 miles.