LOS ANGELES — High speed, worn tire treads and other factors played a role in a deadly 2020 bus crash in San Diego County, according to a preview released this week of a report by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Three people died and 18 others were injured when the 30-passenger bus swerved off Interstate 15 amid rainy conditions on Feb. 22, 2020. The bus veered off the road, rolled upside down, then right side up, and landed on its back on an embankment, according to the federal agency's findings announced Tuesday.
The bus was traveling from the Los Angeles area to San Ysidro and then to Tijuana, Mexico, according to the California Highway Patrol. But by 10:20 a.m., the bus encountered rain. Several of the passengers were ejected from the vehicle, while others were trapped inside.
