1 killed, 32 injured by the collision of bus and SUV on the Los Angeles Area motorway

Los Angeles (AP) -One person was killed and 32 people were injured, including two critical when a tour bus and a Sport -Utility vehicle collided on a motorway in Los Angeles early Sunday, officers said.

The only inmate of the SUV died after the vehicle was moved into flames after the crash shortly after 5 a.m. in the Hacienda Heights region.

CHP officer Zachary Salazar said that 32 people were brought to hospitals, including the two in critical condition. He said that the remaining people transported injuries from moderately to slightly.

A passenger on the bus, Joe Runnel, told KTLA TV That people in the moments after the crash, which closed two lanes of the State Route 60 for several hours to begged mercy.

“I was thrown about three or four places from the back seat of the bus to the ground,” said Runnel. “Glass was on me … there was a lot of bruks.”

The preliminary investigation suggests that the SUV collided with the back of the SUV for unknown reasons in a lane and in the tour bus, said the CHP. After the impact, the bus turned right across all streets and collided with the guardrail along the shoulder, the press release said.

The front of the bus gave considerable damage, including a broken windshield. La County's fire brigade said the fire did not spread to the bus.

Salazar said that 63 people were on board the bus, including the driver. He said 31 people were able to leave the scene in a separate bus.

The bus drove from the Indio area of ​​the desert near Palm Springs to the Koreatown district in Los Angeles, said officials. The police originally said that the bus was coming from Morongo.

The highway was reopened until late in the morning.

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This story corrects that the bus comes from the Indio area of ​​the desert. The police originally said it was from the Morongo area.