6th Burundi refugee dies from injuries suffered in van rollover in southern Arizona

6th person dies from injuries in Arizona crash

TUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities say a sixth person has died from injuries from a rollover accident earlier this week in southern Arizona involving Burundi refugees.

A van carrying 17 people crashed Wednesday afternoon when the driver lost control on Interstate 10 near Texas Canyon, about 50 miles east of Tucson.

Five people were declared dead at the scene and 12 others were flown to Tucson-area hospitals.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety reported the sixth death Friday and said two of the injured remained in critical condition.

All 17 were Burundi refugees who had been resettled in Tucson by an international agency.