At least 13 dead, 31 injured in tour bus crash in California

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the fatal collision

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At least 13 people were killed and 31 others injured when a tour bus crashed into a big-rig truck near Palm Springs, authorities announced on Sunday morning.

The USA Holiday tour bus collided into the rear of the truck at 5am local time on the 10 Freeway in the Desert Springs area. First responders arrived at the scene and used chainsaws to break open the vehicle and reach victims, The Desert Sun reports. The big-rig driver went unharmed while the driver of the tour bus did not survive the collision.

USA Holiday is based in an Alhambra and owns a single bus with one driver in the area, The Los Angeles Times reports. The bus driver was also one of the company’s owners, however, no issues with the driver have been reported at this time. The bus was transporting over 30 passengers and reportedly departing Red Earth Casino in Salton City to travel back toward Los Angeles.

On Monday, the National Transportation Safety Board will begin investigating the crash site.