Bishop, CASix people have been killed and 12 others injured in a multi-car accident just south of the town of Bishop. California Highway Patrol reports that one of the victims was a member of California Baptist University's cross country team.
Dennis Cleland, speaking for the Highway Patrol, told MSNBC.com that three vans carrying the members of the team were traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 395 when a southbound Ford SUV drifted off the shoulder, then swerved into the center median, and collided with the van, which then burst into flames.
The SUV then struck the second of the three vans carrying the team members and burst into flames. The third van avoided the SUV but the vehicle behind it crashed into the burning SUV.
According to reports, the students were returning to home Southern California, following a cross-country event.