2021 Imperial County car crash
  Crash site Crash site (southern California) | |
| Date | March 2, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Time | 6:16 a.m. PST[1][failed verification] |
| Location | Imperial County, California, U.S. |
| Deaths | 13 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 12 |
In the early morning of March 2, 2021, a Ford Expedition sport utility vehicle carrying 25 passengers and traveling westbound on Norrish Road in Imperial County, California collided with a semi-trailer truck, killing 13 people and injuring 12.[1] The truck was carrying gravel cargo. The truck is owned by a company called Haven & Sons.[2]
Background
The Ford Expedition offered up to nine-passenger seating in model years before 2007 (with a front bench seat option in the first row); models from 2007 and after have bucket seats in the first row and seat eight passengers.[3] Before the crash, the middle and rear seats had been removed.[4]
Aftermath
The accident closed all lanes in both directions of SR-115.[5] California Highway Patrol Division Chief Omar Watson described the accident as "very sad".[4] The National Transportation Safety Board announced an investigation into the crash.[6] Authorities in California are working with the Mexican consulate to determine who was in the vehicle and to notify next of kin.[7]
See also
- 2021 in the United States
- List of disasters in the United States by death toll
- List of traffic collisions (2000–present)
References
- ^ a b Toropin, Konstantin; Chan, Stella; Levenson, Eric. "More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in California near US-Mexico border". CNN. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Richard Montenegro (March 2, 2021). "13 Dead in 'Gruesome' Accident North of Holtville". Calexico Chronicle. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Ford Expedition". Edmunds. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Hauck, Grace; Atagi, Colin; Hayes, Christal (March 2, 2021). "'Very sad': At least 13 dead after truck slams into SUV carrying 25 near U.S.-Mexico border". USA Today. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Caltrans San Diego [@SDCaltrans] (March 2, 2021). "#ImperialValley All lanes of NB & SB SR-115 at Norrish Rd closed due to a traffic collision" (Tweet). Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "U.S. safety board to probe California highway crash that killed 13". Reuters. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Levenson, Eric (March 2, 2021). "More than a dozen dead in crash involving SUV and semitruck in California near US-Mexico border". CNN. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
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