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Crash at Border Wall Kills 13 Migrants

An SUV carrying half of a group of migrants trying to cross the border erupted into flames, while another SUV crashed, killing 13.

Deanna Garcia

Mar 05, 2021

U.S.–Mexico border.

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Thirteen people were killed in a traffic collision near the U.S.-Mexico border wall Tuesday. A group of 44 migrants, who were allegedly smuggled, were traveling in a pair of SUVs that crossed from Mexico into California’s Imperial Valley, according to border officials. One of the vehicles erupted into flames right after crossing. Border agents say they quickly discovered 19 migrants “hiding in the bush nearby” who entered the U.S. illegally, presumably in the SUV. The second vehicle continued traveling west but slammed into a tractor trailer when it switched intersections 30 miles later. The New York Times

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