Twenty-one hurt in U.S. Border Patrol chase
Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:17 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. Border Patrol pursuit near San Diego ended on Friday when a van believed to be transporting illegal immigrants crashed, injuring at least 21 people, including eight critically, police said.
The other injuries were apparently minor, said Maurice Luque, a spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. He said the van involved in the crash carried 28 people.
The pursuit began early in the afternoon when the drivers of three vans and a sedan -- possibly transporting illegal immigrants -- fled from federal agents near the U.S.-Mexico border in southern San Diego County, authorities said.
The pursuit ended when the driver of one of the vehicles veered, spun out of control, careened off the freeway and overturned in a gully, police said.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. Border Patrol pursuit near San Diego ended on Friday when a van believed to be transporting illegal immigrants crashed, injuring at least 21 people, including eight critically, police said.
The other injuries were apparently minor, said Maurice Luque, a spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. He said the van involved in the crash carried 28 people.
The pursuit began early in the afternoon when the drivers of three vans and a sedan -- possibly transporting illegal immigrants -- fled from federal agents near the U.S.-Mexico border in southern San Diego County, authorities said.
The pursuit ended when the driver of one of the vehicles veered, spun out of control, careened off the freeway and overturned in a gully, police said.
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