Tour bus crash kills one and injures 32 in Los Angeles area
The bus collided with an SUV, which was fully engulfed in flames by the time emergency responders arrived, according to the L.A. County Fire Department. Thirty-two people have been hospitalized, with two in critical condition.
The Mother's Day tragedy occurred on the Route 60 freeway in Hacienda Heights, a community in the suburban San Gabriel Valley to the east of Los Angeles.
California Highway Patrol officer Zachary Salazar told KTLA 5 that the driver of the SUV died while trapped inside the vehicle after it caught on fire.
The fire department shared in an update that out of the 32 people transported to the hospital, 26 suffered minor injuries. About half of the people on board were uninjured, as 31 people were able to leave the scene without hospital care.
Although no fire spread to the tour bus, KTLA 5 reported that the bus was left with a shattered windshield and major front-end damage.
A witness told the local news station that the crash happened 'so quick' and that 'everyone tried to stop, but there was just not enough time.'
This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
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