1 dead, 32 injured in the crash with Tourbus and SUV on La Freeway

According to reports, one person was killed and 32 more injured

The tour bus with 63 passengers collided with a broken, inpatient Nissan Pathfinder on State Route 60 in the area of ​​the city of Hacienda Heighta shortly after 5:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, May 11th, several branches, including ABC News and Associated Press.

The SUV passenger died in the vehicle after leaving flames after the crash. Officer Zachary Salazar from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed in a statement to the outlets. The fire did not spread to the tour bus.

Salazar said that 32 people were hospitalized, most of whom had “moderate to minor” injuries, while two were critically injured in the crash.

The identity of the late Nissan driver has not yet been released at this point.

The film material posted by the CHP on X showed the empty tour bus, which leaned to the side after the crash on the side of the highway. The front of the vehicle was destroyed by the impact, while the windshield was completely broken.

“Major Crash.

The tour bus drove from Indio, California, near Palm Springs in Las Koreatown district, by ap. The tour bus driver was identified as Sui Sheng du, reported ABC News.

According to a preliminary examination of the CHP Pro ABC messages, the tour bus driver struck the back of the disabled SUV, which led to “fully anchored in flames in flames and catch the inmates”. The bus then turned into several lanes on the right of the highway before crashing against a guardrail against the right shoulder.

The bus passenger Joe Runnel told Ktla that people on board “begged for mercy” after the crash. “I was thrown about three or four seats from the back seat of the bus.

Another witness told the outlet that “everyone tried to stop, but there was simply not enough time.”

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The cause of the SUV does not become clear at this point. The CHP said that no drugs or alcohol were a factor for the crash, per ABC messages.

After the crash, the motorway was closed in a west direction between the Avenue Avenue and the Hacienda Boulevard. Some alleys were reopened at 7:30 a.m. local time per KTLA.

People contacted the Chp and La County fire brigade to get a comment, but did not hear back immediately.