8 Killed, 44 Injured In Texas Bus Accident
MEP: At least eight people were killed and 44 were injured Saturday after a charter bus flipped over on a highway in the US State of Texas, officials said.
The crash happened at around 11:25 a.m. in Webb County near the border with Mexico, DPS Trooper Conrad Hein said.
The bus originated in San Juan, Texas, and was traveling to Eagle Pass, about 300 miles north, authorities said.
“The driver of the bus lost control and rolled over,” he said. “Everything’s real preliminary right now.”
Hein said the driver was among the survivors. His name and the names of passengers were not immediately available, Hein said.
Police said the cause of the crash was being investigated.
Seven people died at the scene and another was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, said Webb County spokesman Larry Sanchez.
Hein said 23 people were taken to Doctors Hospital in Laredo, Fifteen were taken to Laredo Medical Center. Seven were taken to a Dimmit County hospital in Carrizo Springs.
