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Friday, April 25, 2008
24 Illegal Immigrants Hurt in Ariz. Traffic Accident
Associated Press
DOUGLAS, Ariz. — A van packed with illegal immigrants struck a guardrail in southeastern Arizona and then rolled several times, injuring 24 people.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says seven victims, one with life-threatening injuries, were airlifted to hospitals in Tucson, 100 miles away.
Seventeen others were taken by ambulance to hospitals in Douglas, Bisbee and Willcox.
DPS Officer Joy Craig said no one was wearing a seat belt and all the occupants of the 1996 Ford Club Wagon were ejected in the late-Thursday night accident on U.S. 191 about 13 miles north of Douglas.
Some victims fled into the desert and were found during a search of the area.
Craig said all those in the van were illegal immigrants.
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