One person was killed and dozens of others were injured, including two people in critical condition, when an SUV crashed into a tour bus Sunday and caught fire on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Hacienda Heights, authorities said.
The crash on the westbound freeway, at the Hacienda Boulevard off-ramp, occurred around 5 a.m. Sunday. The California Highway Patrol reported that a man was lying near the right shoulder of the westbound freeway.
Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 5:07 a.m. and reported that an SUV was fully engulfed in flames after crashing into a bus. The fire did not spread to the bus, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the department.
CHP Officer Zachary Salazar told KTLA5 that 63 people were aboard the bus, including the driver, and a total of 32 were injured.
The SUV driver died at the scene, according to multiple media reports.
The westbound freeway was fully closed for a few hours after the crash, but some lanes had reopened by 8:30 a.m.