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At least nine people were killed on Thursday when a tour bus carrying Los Angeles-area high school students crashed in Northern California, according to the California Highway Patrol.The students were set to visit Humboldt State University for a college tour.
A tour bus carrying high school students to a spring preview day at Humboldt State University collided with a FedEx truck killing at least nine and injuring more.
The American Red Cross of Northeastern California established an evacuation center late Thursday "to provide comfort and support for victims" of the deadly college tour bus crash.
FedEx said it was "cooperating fully with authorities" investigating a deadly crash between one of the firm's tractor-trailers and a bus carrying high school students on a college tour.“Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the tragic accident,” FedEx said in a statement.
California Governor Jerry Brown expressed his "gratitude" to first responders in the wake of the deadly bus crash involving high school students on a spring-break visit to Humboldt State University.
A teen who said he was aboard the bus recounted hearing a "loud boom."Steven Clavijo, 18, who attends West Ranch High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., told The Associated Press that he was on the bus during the deadly crash.
Nearly 50 people were on board tour bus, including high school students, a few chaperones and the driver, officials said.
Los Angeles-area students were on 13-hour journey to Humboldt State University when bus crashed into FedEx truck.
A bus full of California high school students on their way to a college tour at Humboldt State University crashed into a FedEx tractor trailer.
At least nine people were killed in Thursday evening when a tour bus carrying Los Angeles-area high school students crashed in Northern California.
