California bus crash: Real-time updates from Los Angeles Times

10 people are killed when a charter bus carrying high school students collides with a freight truck. Los Angeles Times reporters provide information in real time.

4/11/2014 2:49:43 PM tenny.tatusian
Ten people are dead after a FedEx truck collided head-on with a tour bus in Northern California. The bus was carrying students and chaperones from Los Angeles. Read real-time updates here.

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by Chris Megerian via twitter 4/11/2014 2:38:24 PM
Humbolt leaders are waiting to meet with students while TV in hospital waiting room shows news of crash. Everyone silently watches.
by Chris Megerian via twitter 4/11/2014 2:38:27 PM
Just arrived at Enloe Hospital -- Humbolt State University president and vice president, here to meet with injured students
by Chris Megerian via twitter 4/11/2014 2:38:29 PM
by Chris Megerian via twitter 4/11/2014 2:38:34 PM
by Chris Megerian via twitter 4/11/2014 2:49:03 PM
Flags are flying at half mast at Humbolt State today. President has been visiting students in hospitals all morning.
by stephenceasar via twitter 4/11/2014 2:49:20 PM
Death toll in fiery bus crash rises to 10; 5 are high school students latimes.com/local/lanow/la… #LAUSD
by shelbygrad via twitter 4/11/2014 3:00:21 PM
by shelbygrad via twitter 4/11/2014 3:00:26 PM
Eyewitness account of being on that burning bus by @ChrisMegerian (one of @latimes on scene in Orland) latimes.com/local/la-me-de…
4/11/2014 5:04:28 PM ReneLynch
Link to watch the live CHP news conference when it begins:
by Chris Megerian via twitter 4/11/2014 5:11:03 PM
Press conference on Orland bus crash has been pushed back to 10:30. Stay tuned.
by Rick Loomis via twitter 4/11/2014 5:17:03 PM
Accident investigators pour over the scene of the I-5 bus crash that killed ten. Sad scene. @latimes #orlandcrash http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bk9PeDwCUAAW30R.jpg
4/11/2014 5:17:46 PM michelle.maltais
High school student Alvaro Rodriguez is a friend of a bus passenger and was relieved to find she survived the deadly crash Thursday in Orland, Calif. http://lat.ms/QdNs7c
by tabdollah via twitter 4/11/2014 5:19:08 PM
Family searches for missing identical twin Marisa Serrato, 17, who bus was in crash; her twin on a different bus @AP : news.yahoo.com/1-twin-missing…
by Paige St. John via twitter 4/11/2014 5:25:21 PM
Humboldt State says man who died in burn center was Arthur Arzola, staff member in the Admissions Office accompanying LA students to HSU
by Rick Loomis via twitter retweeted by ChrisMegerian 4/11/2014 5:26:48 PM
Singed clothing, some of the evidence of tragic bus crash on I-5 that killed ten. @latimes #orlandcrash http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bk8sw8ZCYAAfh4O.jpg
by Phil Willon via twitter retweeted by ChrisMegerian 4/11/2014 5:28:59 PM
Go here to watch live CHP briefing on bus crash in Orland >>> latimes.com/local/lanow/la…
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:29:38 PM
CHP presser on #Orland bus crash starting now.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:31:23 PM
Investigation into #Orland bus crash will be long, tedious process, CHP says. May not have some answers for months.
by Kim_Minugh via twitter retweeted by ChrisMegerian 4/11/2014 5:32:00 PM
#CHP : investigation into bus crash in Orland will be a "long, tedious process." Might take months for all answers to come in.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:33:04 PM
Response to #Orland bus crash was immediate, CHP-area commander says.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:34:14 PM
"Upon our arrival, it was already fully engulfed in flames," CHP says. 31 transported to 7 hospitals after #Orland bus crash.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:36:34 PM
CHP says first call about #Orland bus crash came in at 5:40 p.m. 9 victims declared dead on scene, 1 later died.
4/11/2014 5:37:46 PM ReneLynch
The bus crash investigation promises to be long and tedious. It could take months to get answers, according to the CHP new conference. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:38:19 PM
Unclear whether FedEx driver fell asleep, had mechanical failure, or if another accident occurred on fwy, CHP says. #Orland bus crash
by Kim_Minugh via twitter retweeted by ChrisMegerian 4/11/2014 5:39:44 PM
#CHP : Investigations team will use "sophisticated" 3-D diagramming to recreate the scene.
4/11/2014 5:40:52 PM ReneLynch
Everything is under review -- driver error, road conditions, the weather. Everything will be considered. Answers could take up to six month, according to the CHP news conference. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:43:11 PM
"We promise to do everything we can to help these students and to help these families," @humboldtstate President Richmond says.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:44:39 PM
.@calstate Chancellor White said system has pledged support to impacted districts, students and their families.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:45:05 PM
"The soul of the CSU has been cut deeply by this horrific accident," @calstate Chancellor White says.
4/11/2014 5:45:12 PM ReneLynch
The scene of the fatal bus crash: The wreckage waits to be hauled off the I-5. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
by Paige St. John via twitter 4/11/2014 5:45:54 PM
CSU Chancellor Timothy White says those coming to Humboldt from LA were 1st generation, "the very students California needs to move forward"
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:47:51 PM
Glenn County coroner is working to positively identify victims & notify families. Last of the deceased removed from scene this a.m. #orland
4/11/2014 5:48:30 PM Amy.Hubbard
Authorities promise autopsies will be done as quickly as possibly, working throughout the weekend to identify the bodies of those killed. Burns will make it difficult, officials note.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:48:54 PM
Identifying victims in #Orland bus crash is difficult because of burns. Coroner will use dental, medical records.
4/11/2014 5:49:21 PM ReneLynch
The task of identifying the dead will be a slow and arduous one. Authorities pleaded for patience. Part of the challenge is the condition of the bodies, authorities said. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
4/11/2014 5:49:51 PM Amy.Hubbard
Michelle King, senior deputy superintendent LAUSD: We want to extend our heartfelt sympathies, prayers and condolences to students and families involved in this tragedy." Team of 11 administrators and counselor from LAUSD on site
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4/11/2014 5:50:26 PM Amy.Hubbard
LAUSD's Michelle King: "We will visit all hospitals where our students are located and shelters." Will strive to reunite students with parents.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:51:04 PM
19 #LAUSD students from 16 campuses were on the bus to visit @humboldtstate for spring preview, says Senior Deputy Supt. Michelle King.
4/11/2014 5:51:52 PM Amy.Hubbard
For families and others needing more information, you can call: 213-241-3841 (LAUSD's Michelle King)
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:51:59 PM
#LAUSD families looking for information on #Orland bus crash can call: 213-241-3841, King says.
4/11/2014 5:53:36 PM ReneLynch
An investigator takes pictures at the crash scene. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:54:43 PM
Enloe Medical Center in Chico has 2 victims in serious condition, 3 in fair condition, 6 have been discharged, hospital rep says.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:57:05 PM
Family reunification center is being set up in #Orland with the help of Red Cross.
by L.A. Times: L.A. Now via twitter 4/11/2014 5:59:24 PM
Reunification center set up for victims of bus crash at Veterans Memorial Hall in #Orland , Red Cross says,