1 dead, 32 injured in bus-SUV crash in Southern California

LOS ANGELES, May 11 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and dozens were hospitalized after an SUV collided with a tour bus in Southern California's Los Angeles County on Sunday, authorities said.

Emergency responders were dispatched at 5:07 a.m. local time (1207 GMT) and arrived on the scene on the 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights within minutes, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The SUV was fully engulfed in flames when the responders got there, but no fire spread to the bus, said the department.

Officials confirmed later that the SUV driver died in the crash. Six passengers with serious injuries on the bus were taken to hospitals for treatment. So were 26 others who suffered minor injuries.