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An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants crashed Wednesday on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, authorities said.
The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 281 in Encino, Texas, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of McAllen. Sgt. Nathan Brandley of the Texas Department of Public Safety says the van, designed to hold 15 passengers, was speeding as the driver tried to veer off the highway onto Business Route 281. He lost control of the top-heavy van, which slammed into a metal utility pole and a stop sign.
Senior Officer Manuel Dominguez sustained major injuries, according to police. Author: KIII Staff Updated: 7:29 PM CDT August 4, 2021
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Corpus Christi police are looking for an armed suspect who shot at two officers at the Watercolor Apartment Homes on Wednesday.
It happened just after 2 p.m. at the complex in the 5900 block of Weber Road. Police were dispatched for a disturbance in progress. When then they arrived, police said the subject opened fire on the officers, striking one several times.
The officer who was struck has now been identified as Senior Officer Manuel Dominguez. He was taken to CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline Hospital for treatment. Police said he is in stable condition.
11 dead, 13 injured in crash linked to human smuggling near US-Mexico border, officials say
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ENCINO, Texas (AP) - An overloaded van carrying about 25 passengers crashed Wednesday on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 11 people and injuring more than a dozen others, authorities said.
The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 281 in Encino, Texas, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of McAllen. Brooks County Sheriff Urbino Martinez says the van, designed to hold 15 passengers, was top-heavy and tipped over when the driver lost control on a curve.
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Martinez said he believed most of the passengers were migrants. Sgt. Nathan Brandley of the Texas Department of Public Safety put the immediate death toll at 11 with more than a dozen others injured.
10 deaded, 20 injured after overloaded van crashes in South Texas, authorities say
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10 killed, 20 injured after overloaded van crashes
ENCINO, Texas – An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants crashed Wednesday on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, authorities said.
The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 281 in Encino, Texas, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of McAllen. Sgt. Nathan Brandley of the Texas Department of Public Safety says the van, designed to hold 15 passengers, was speeding as the driver tried to veer off the highway onto Business Route 281. He lost control of the top-heavy van, which slammed into a metal utility pole and a stop sign.