Three dead and eight wounded in an accident following the pursuit of US patrol boats

Three people were killed and eight others injured, three seriously on Thursday, when a truck He was crushed on a California highway near the Mexican border while he was fleeing US Border Patrol officers, authorities said.

PT on Interstate 8 in the City of Boulevard, about 50 km east of San Diego and about 5 km north of the Mexican border, said the Department of Forests and California Fire Protection, Cal Fire.

an incident report stating that the vehicle, sometimes reaching 100 km / h (100 mph), crossed the central median to pass cars across its path

a steep embankment. According to the California Highway Patrol, the truck occupants, most of whom were at the back of the truck, were thrown onto the roadway.

Three people were seriously injured and five others, according to Cal Fire. Patients had to be driven long distances to hospitals because fog, wind and rain prevented medical helicopters from flying, said the official.

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