TOUR BUS COLLIDES
WITH BIG RIG AND A TRUCK ON 60 EAST IN HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA. DOZENS
INURED
HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif. (KABC) --
Dozens of people were injured after a tour bus collided
with a big rig and a truck on the eastbound 60 Freeway at 7th Avenue in
Hacienda Heights on Wednesday.
The crash occurred at 9:42 a.m. A big rig rear-ended a large six-wheel truck,
causing it to veer into the tour bus. At least 30 people were injured,
according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Thirteen people were taken
to area hospitals, including the bus driver.
A charter bus crashed into a semi-truck on the eastbound
60 Freeway near 7th Avenue in Hacienda Heights on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015.
Most of the victims have minor to moderate injuries.
Fire officials described them as "walking wounded."
No fuel spill was reported. The accident remains under
investigation.
The tour bus was headed to the Pala Casino in San Diego
County.
Ambulances were staged on the eastbound 60 Freeway at
Crossroads Parkway, leaving only one lane open for traffic to get through.
Lanes were reopened around 12:30 p.m.