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The center – Horror crash in Southern California! An SUV collided with a truck on a highway east of San Diego.
Judy Cruz, director of the emergency department at El Centro Regional Medical Center, said that immediately after the accident, according to the AP news agency, 14 people died at the scene of the accident and another died in hospital from injuries.
Later, the police corrected the information: 13 people had died. The hospital later confirmed the number.
Authorities assume there were a total of 25 people in the van when the van collided with a gravel-laden truck.
The accident occurred in Imperial County, near the city of El Centro, about 10 miles from the Mexican border.
It is not yet known why so many people were sitting in the van at the same time and if the people were in the US illegally But: According to authorities, at least ten of the victims came from Mexico.
And: The SUV only had front seats, the middle and rear seats had been removed.
The exact cause of the accident has not yet been clarified.
