6 dead in California Greyhound Bus Crash

(AP) FRESNO, Calif. – A Greyhound bus traveling to Sacramento from Los Angeles has crashed on a state highway in California's Central Valley, killing six and injuring many others.

California Highway Patrol Officer Michelle Sigmond said the bus driver swerved to avoid another crash and slammed into the center divider and a tree at about 2:14 a.m. Thursday just outside downtown Fresno.

Five people died at the scene of the crash. The California Highway Patrol said a sixth person was pronounced dead at Fresno Community Regional Medical Center.

Early reports said there are multiple injuries, but Sigmond doesn't know how many.

The bus departed Los Angeles late Wednesday and stopped in Fresno before continuing on its route to Sacramento.

Northbound lanes of Highway 99, a major route through the San Joaquin Valley, have been closed since the crash.