By Staff and Wire Services 10/23/16
A tour bus crashed into the back of a truck on Interstate 10 north of Palm Springs before sunrise Sunday, killing 13 and injuring 31, authorities said.
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| A bus crashed into the back of a truck on Interstate 10 north of Palm Springs before sunrise Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, and early reports from the scene indicate three people were killed. |
The Riverside County Coroner's office confirmed 13 people aboard the bus were killed in the disastrous crash that shut down the entire westbound 10 Freeway west of Indian Canyon Road. Traffic was being diverted off the freeway at the Indian Avenue offramp, and it wasn't clear when lanes would reopen.
Rescuers continued to search the wreckage for more victims. Pictures from the scene showed firefighters using ladders to get into the passenger compartment of the bus, which had been peeled back from the vehicle's undercarriage about one third of its length.
Video from the scene showed the front end of the bus had been demolished in what appeared to have been a grinding crash. The truck driver also suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The Desert Sun newspaper reported on its website that 31 people had been injured, and taken to hospitals in the Coachella Valley.
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