An SUV believed to be carrying 27 people crashed into a semitruck Tuesday on a Southern California highway, killing 15 people and injuring others, hospital officials said. Officials believe 27 people were in the SUV, which hit a tractor-trailer full of gravel. Photo / AP"The patients are, of course, going through a little bit of a difficult time, as you can imagine," said Dr Adolphe Edward, the El Centro hospital's chief executive officer. Macario Mora, a spokesman for Customs and Border Protection in Yuma and El Centro, said the Border Patrol was helping other law enforcement with the crash. Officials from the Holtville and Imperial County fire departments, as well as the California Highway Patrol spokesperson for the area, could not immediately be reached.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 02, 2021 19:09 UTC