Highway 60 was the scene of a big crash between big vehicles on the morning of Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Two semi-trucks and a tour bus reportedly collided on the eastbound portion of the freeway near the Seventh Avenue exit, leading to multiple lane closures and the hospitalization of more than a dozen people. The accident is reported as having happened as a result of one semi-truck striking the other, causing that truck to collide into a nearby tour bus.
All injuries resulting from the crash are reported to have been minor. It is not known exactly how many passengers were on board the bus at the time of the accident, but estimates have stated that around 20 people may have been on board the bus when it was hit by the big rig truck. The bus was allegedly en route to a San Diego reservation casino at the time the incident took place. The bus was reportedly owned and operated by Da Zhen Travel, and this is not the first incident the company has been involved in. A 2013 crash in Irwindale resulted in several injuries following what crash investigators described as a sudden and unsafe change in lanes.
Nearly two dozen people are said to have been hurt as a result of the crash on Highway 60, with thirteen of them now being treated for their injuries in area hospitals. Several lanes of the freeway were closed for the rest of the morning, leaving only two lanes for heavy traffic to flow through, but all lanes of traffic were finally reopened in the early afternoon. Traffic was backed up for miles around following the incident. Both big rigs sustained major damages, and the bus was damaged at the front end but did not overturn.
It is not known whether drugs or alcohol may have played a role in the crash, nor is it known whether charges may be filed as a result of the accident. Investigators are continuing to probe into the details of the crash at this time.