What the records say
- When
- 15 Jan 1974
- Kind
- Road accident
- Coordinates
- 33.56° N, 114.71° W
- Description
- motor vehicle incident in California, United States
- Deaths
- 19
1974 Blythe, California bus crash
Motor vehicle incident in California, United States
A school bus-type vehicle carrying farm workers fell into a drainage canal near Ripley, California, southwest of Blythe, California, at approximately 6:30 a.m. PST before sunrise on January 15, 1974, killing 19 and injuring 28.
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