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Victim in Deadly California Bus Crash Identified as College Recruiter

Arthur Arzola, 26, of Rancho Cucamonga, was identified as a victim in Thursday's bus crash in Orland, Calif. He reportedly worked as a college recruiter.
Image: California Highway Patrol officer Hoover surveys the wreckage at the scene of a collision of a tractor-trailer and a tour bus on Interstate 5 near Highway 32 near Orland
California Highway Patrol officer Tracy Hoover surveys the wreckage at the scene of a collision of a tractor-trailer and a tour bus on Interstate 5 near Highway 32 near Orland, California, April 10, 2014. The tractor-trailer slammed into a tour bus carrying high school students in northern California on Thursday, killing at least nine people and injuring 32, the California Highway Patrol said. Fran Clader, CHP spokeswoman, said the driver of the FedEx truck lost control of the vehicle, crossed over a divider on Interstate 5 and crashed first into a car and then the tour bus. DAN REIDEL/CHICO ENTERPRISE RECO / Reuters

A victim in Thursday’s deadly bus crash on Interstate 5 in California has been identified as Arthur Arzola, 26, of Rancho Cucamonga, the Sacramento County coroner’s office confirmed.

At least 10 people have died in the crash, including five students from Los Angeles-area high schools and three of their chaperones. The driver of the charter bus and the driver of the FedEx truck that struck it were also killed, authorities said. No other victims were immediately identified.

Arzola had been taken to the UC Davis Medical Center with severe burns.

Humboldt State University, where the bus was headed for a college tour, lists Arzola as a counselor and recruiter based in the Los Angeles region.

“Arzola is remembered by colleagues at Humboldt State for his passionate commitment to helping low-income and first-generation students get into college. He dedicated his career to that work,” read a statement by Humboldt State University.

On his staff profile, Arzola displayed that dedication to the college and the students he advised. “The moment that anyone walks on the HSU campus every staff/faculty member and student makes you feel like you’re part of the family,” Arzola wrote.

He listed his favorite pastimes as going to the beach and trying out “all of the local restaurants” in Arcata, Calif.

Arthur Arzola poses in front of the White House in a picture from his Facebook page. Arzola was one of at least ten people killed in a bus crash on Interstate 5 in California on April 10, 2014.
Arthur Arzola poses in front of the White House in a picture from his Facebook page. Arzola was one of at least ten people killed in a bus crash on Interstate 5 in California on April 10, 2014.
— Erik Ortiz and Elisha Fieldstadt