Van Full of Illegals Overturns, Five Dead

(Columbia, Missouri) Early yesterday morning, a van carrying 20 people, some identified as Central American citizens from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, overturned on Interstate 70, killing five and hospitalizing the others. The driver was west of Columbia heading east on I-70 at about 7am when he lost control. Killed were three men, one woman, and a fifth victim whose sex has not been determined. Only one has been identified thus far, Julio Lopez-Luna, age and hometown unknown.

I'm assuming that the van was ferrying illegal aliens. The reporting of the story doesn't state they were illegals but, by all indications, that's all they could be. Twenty people packed in a van (I don't know how they would even do that), unable to speak English, without identification, and some claiming to be from Central America? What would you think?

The injured were taken to University Hospital in Columbia and Columbia Regional Hospital. Two survivors are listed in critical condition, one is serious, and the others' conditions are indeterminate. Their 20-passenger van had California license plates. None of the travelers were wearing seat belts.