One person is dead and dozens were injured after a tour bus collided with a car on the 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights Sunday morning.
The California Highway Patrol said the driver of a Nissan SUV died at the scene, and 32 others who were in the tour bus were transported due to injuries from the crash.
The incident took place around 5:03 a.m. on the westbound 60 Freeway near Azusa Avenue, according to the CHP. Authorities said their initial investigation shows a Nissan SUV became disabled for unknown reasons and began blocking the #1 lane of the freeway.
The tour bus was also traveling in the #1 lane when it crashed with the stalled Nissan. The car became fully engulfed in flames. The tour bus that was carrying approximately 63 passengers veered to the right across all lanes of the freeway, the CHP said.
It finally came to rest after colliding with a guardrail on the right shoulder of the freeway. Authorities said at least two people sustained critical injuries.
“Due to the circumstances of the sheer number of patients and occupants on the bus, this required a very large number of LA County Fire as well as CHP that in effect was a field triage,” said Ofc. Zachary Salazar of the CHP.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
