ALERT: Palm Springs: 13 Fatalities and 31 Injuries in USA Holiday Motor Coach Crash

ALERT: Palm Springs: 13 Fatalities and 31 Injuries in USA Holiday Motor Coach Crash

On Interstate 10 near Palm Springs, California, a USA Holiday tour bus crashed into a freight truck,

resulting in at least 13 fatalities and another 31 injured. The driver was among those who lost their lives.

According to CNN:

A tour bus that crashed into a freight truck on Sunday in Palm Springs,

California, resulted in 13 fatalities and 31 injuries, California Highway Patrol

Chief Jim Abele said a press conference. The driver of the bus was among those

killed. The accident’s cause has not yet been determined.

The accident happened at 5:17 a.m. local time on westbound Interstate 10,

according to the California Highway Patrol.

The Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs reported receiving 14

patients early Sunday. Five were in critical condition while 3 were in serious

condition, the hospital said.

Early videos from the scene shows dozens of firefighters with ladders inside the

mangled remains of the tour bus, struggling to reach the victims. KESQ reported

that rescuers also used a crane to search the wreckage.

The California Highway Patrol told KESQ the bus was owned by a Los Angeles

company, USA Holiday. The California Highway Patrol told KESQ that the

company’s owner, who was driving the bus at the time, was not injured.

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a tweet Sunday that

investigators were heading to the crash scene.