Authorities said the van was carrying as many as 30 people, mainly migrant workers, at the time when it crashed on a highway in southern Texas after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants crashed Wednesday on a remote Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others,.
An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants crashed Wednesday on a remote Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others,.
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Texas Department of Public Safety officers stand near a vehicle where multiple people died after the van carrying migrants tipped over just south of the Brooks County community of Encino on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Encino, Texas. Delcia Lopez/AP
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.
10 killed, 20 injured in Texas crash of overloaded van carrying migrants
An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants has crashed on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, authorities say.
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Posted: Aug 05, 2021 1:33 AM ET | Last Updated: August 5
Texas Department of Public Safety officers pick up debris near a vehicle where multiple people died after the van carrying migrants tipped over just south of the Brooks County community of Encino on Wednesday.(Delcia Lopez/The Monitor/The Associated Press)