webfact Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 At least 15 people killed in vehicle crash in Southern California Sharon Bernstein, Brendan O’Brien REUTERS (video screenshot) (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday in a collision between an SUV and a tractor trailer truck in Southern California, about 10 miles (16.1 km) north of the Mexican border, hospital officials said. The crash, on State Route 115 near El Centro, California, involved a sport utility vehicle carrying 27 people and a truck hauling gravel, officials at El Centro Regional Medical Center told a news briefing. Some 14 people died at the scene while another person died at the El Centro Regional Medical Center, the director of the hospital’s emergency room, Judy Cruz, said in the briefing, posted on Facebook. Three patients were flown to other hospitals from the scene of the crash, and seven more were brought to El Centro. One more person died at the hospital, bringing the total to 15, she said. Officials offered few additional details. “The patients are going through a little bit of a difficult time as you can imagine,” said Adolphe Edward, chief executive officer of El Centro Regional Medical Center. The truck driver suffered minor injuries, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol told the Los Angeles Times. An Imperial County Fire Department official told the Los Angeles Times that the agency responded to a mass fatality incident at 6:16 a.m. local time. (Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago and Sharon Bernstein in Sacramento, California; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Matthew Lewis) -- © Copyright Reuters 2021-03-03 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 a rare occurrence in the west, not so rare in Thailand, probably a weekly event here RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bendejo Posted March 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, webfact said: The crash, on State Route 115 near El Centro, California, involved a sport utility vehicle carrying 27 people 27 ??? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Most likely smuggling illegals that’s the reason for so many people very sad condolences to the bereaved families sad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 27 people in an SUV? That's beyond imagination.... I once crammed 18 people in an SUV to get them home after a party & all the other cars had left.... Didn't know how many until I was driving and asked Every handling characteristic during that ride was abysmal - I took it slow & as safe as I could; all ended ok.... A couple of people had their legs go to sleep from the crammed positioning.... I cannot imagine another 9 people.... RIP to the one's that were lost.... With the stupidity of wide open borders (perceived full rights to illegal aliens) the coyote runners have to be running full throttle cattle cars.... Tragedy.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Tug said: Most likely smuggling illegals that’s the reason for so many people very sad condolences to the bereaved families sad My first thought was insurance scam. They'll cram a bunch of people into a car, usually an old full-sized sedan, like a Buick, and then get in a fender-bender, and each comes out of it with their own whiplash lawsuit. This sort of thing was popular in the San Jose (Calif) area in the 1990s, and a certain (nameless) immigrant group seemed prone to such situations. But this incident is too daring for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mtls2005 Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 Sounds like agricultural day-workers? Roberto Velasco, director of North American affairs for Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department, confirmed Tuesday on his Twitter account that at least 10 of those killed have been identified as Mexicans. No identities have been released. The cause of the collision was unclear, authorities said, and it also was not immediately known why so many people were crammed into a vehicle built to hold eight people safely. Watson said the SUV only had front seats — the middle and back seats had been removed. That would allow more people to fit into the vehicle but makes it even more unsafe. https://apnews.com/article/california-car-crash-el-centro-33f54179647c0a7160c527b35163887d 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nervona81732 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 9 hours ago, smedly said: a rare occurrence in the west, not so rare in Thailand, probably a weekly event here RIP @7 people crammed into an SUV made for 6 max? Smugglers probably or people going to work. Same same here. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Iron Tongue Posted March 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 9 hours ago, bendejo said: 27 ??? I had read 28, not that it really matters. As they were illegals, perhaps the smuggler driving was #28? Goes to show the level of desperation of some people to get into the US as well as the depths of inhumanity the cartels sink to profit off of misery. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthedarkside Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 A trolling post re one of the above news reports in this thread has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=souther+border+accident&docid=13823109381665&mid=66B5DE39A18F0064F52666B5DE39A18F0064F526&view=detail&FORM=VIRE The vehicle had come through a hole in the barrier with the illegals. Seems there was a second vehicle with 19 illegals who also came through the same opening. Just wanted to update this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 6 hours ago, EVENKEEL said: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=souther+border+accident&docid=13823109381665&mid=66B5DE39A18F0064F52666B5DE39A18F0064F526&view=detail&FORM=VIRE The vehicle had come through a hole in the barrier with the illegals. Seems there was a second vehicle with 19 illegals who also came through the same opening. Just wanted to update this. Thanks for the link. It's pretty obvious that the wall isn't very effective with a whole big enough to drive a vehicle through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Credo said: Thanks for the link. It's pretty obvious that the wall isn't very effective with a whole big enough to drive a vehicle through. Sort of like saying cars are ineffective because they can break down. This section of barrier is old, it was cut, it didn't just fall down. It will always need maintenance, much like fences around home occasionally need fixing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 2 hours ago, EVENKEEL said: Sort of like saying cars are ineffective because they can break down. This section of barrier is old, it was cut, it didn't just fall down. It will always need maintenance, much like fences around home occasionally need fixing. So, he builds a $2 Billion wall that doesn't work and costs a fortune to maintain? Just a hint, but you can be assured that when people decide to cross the border, they will. No wall will. They haven't worked in the past and they won't now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 53 minutes ago, Credo said: So, he builds a $2 Billion wall that doesn't work and costs a fortune to maintain? Just a hint, but you can be assured that when people decide to cross the border, they will. No wall will. They haven't worked in the past and they won't now. The wall in conjunction with a strong immigration policy is better than what's to come. Illegal crossings have skyrocketed under biden. Much of the wall that was built was contracted under obama as well as rebuilding existing barriers. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-admin-relaunches-catch-and-release-as-illegal-border-crossings-return-to-crisis-levels/ar-BB1dqEVS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said: The wall in conjunction with a strong immigration policy is better than what's to come. Illegal crossings have skyrocketed under biden. Much of the wall that was built was contracted under obama as well as rebuilding existing barriers. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biden-admin-relaunches-catch-and-release-as-illegal-border-crossings-return-to-crisis-levels/ar-BB1dqEVS Well, I see since you can't defend the wall, you've decided to deflect on to something else. The topic isn't about Catch-and-Release, it's about a wall that is proving to be ineffective. An expensive, ineffective boondoggle. If it can be cut open enough allow vehicles to get through, imagine how easy it will be for people to get through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nojohndoe Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 That many individuals in a single SUV sadly suggests a significant number were possibly children . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 55 minutes ago, Credo said: Well, I see since you can't defend the wall, you've decided to deflect on to something else. The topic isn't about Catch-and-Release, it's about a wall that is proving to be ineffective. An expensive, ineffective boondoggle. If it can be cut open enough allow vehicles to get through, imagine how easy it will be for people to get through. https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-wall-system https://www.foxnews.com/us/border-patrol-showcases-new-wall No deterrent is 100% effective, but a 30 ft high barrier is better than a single strand of barbed wire. Wasn't a problem building barriers when obama was president. Oh the hypocrisy is staggering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 6 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said: https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-wall-system https://www.foxnews.com/us/border-patrol-showcases-new-wall No deterrent is 100% effective, but a 30 ft high barrier is better than a single strand of barbed wire. Wasn't a problem building barriers when obama was president. Oh the hypocrisy is staggering. So now you have moved from a massively ineffective and expensive wall to a a barrier? So the choices are a single strand of barbed wire or a wall? Nothing in between? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLa Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) On 3/2/2021 at 9:39 PM, bendejo said: 27 ??? The most people crammed in a Mini (Classic model) is 27 and was achieved by Dani and the mini-skirts (UK) at the London to Brighton Mini Run in Brighton, UK, on 18 May 2014. Can't get the picture to insert, the new record is 28. Edited March 14, 2021 by DaLa Missed words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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