A horrific crash Sunday morning in California left 13 people dead and 31 were injured after a tour bus collided with a semi-truck.
The accident occurred at 5:17 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway at Indian Canyon in the Desert Hot Springs area. “The speed of the bus was so significant that when it hit the back of the big-rig trailer, the trailer itself entered about 15 feet into the bus,” California Highway Patrol Border Division Chief Jim Abele said. He also confirmed that the bus was operated by USA Holiday Bus, a Los Angeles-based tour company. Abele said the bus driver was killed.
The driver of the tractor-trailer sustained minor injuries and was treated at a hospital. Poet Aleman, 21, said the front part of the bus was completely merged into the rear of the semi-truck,” she said, adding that it took her more than two hours to drive past the accident and exit the freeway.
