Nine people suffered major injuries in US border crash that killed 13

Law enforcement officers sort evidence and debris at the scene of a deadly crash in Holtville, California (Gregory Bull/AP)

Nine migrants in an SUV packed with 25 people suffered major injuries after their vehicle slammed into a lorry and killed 13 others inside, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said.

Seventeen occupants in the 1997 Ford Expedition were Mexican — 10 who died and seven who were injured. Two Guatemalans had major injuries.