A person died and dozens were hospitalized after a tourist bus crashed into the area of Great Los Angeles on Sunday morning.
The bus crashed with a SUV, which was completely wrapped in flames when the emergency responders arrived, according to the Fire Department of the County of the. Thirty -two people have been hospitalized, with two in critical condition.
The Mother’s Day tragedy occurred on Highway 60 at Hacienda Heights, a city in the San Gabriel suburban valley to the east of Los Angeles.
The California road patrol officer, Zachary Salazar, told Ktla 5 that the SUV driver died while caught inside the vehicle after he caught fire.
The Fire Department shared an update that of the 32 people transported to the hospital, 26 suffered minor injuries. Around half of the people on board were not injured, since 31 people were able to leave the scene without hospital attention.
Although the fire was not extended to the tourist bus, Ktla 5 reported that the bus stayed with a shattered windshield and important damage in the front-end.
A witness told the local news station that the accident occurred “so fast” and that “everyone tried to stop, but that there was not enough time.”
