7 dead, 2 children injured in Texas head-on collision
A head-on collision in Texas killed seven people and seriously injured two children Thursday, officials said.
A head-on collision in Texas killed seven people and seriously injured two children Thursday, officials said.
The crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. local time on FM 1433, about eight miles north of Carrizo Springs, said Rene Cordova, spokesperson at the Del Rio office of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Carrizo Springs is about 116 miles southwest of San Antonio.
A 1998 Dodge pickup that was involved in the crash.Courtesy Texas DPS Del RioA black Chrysler 300 was moving “at a high rate of speed” westbound on FM 1433 when it lost control and veered onto the wrong side of the road. It crashed head-on into a 1998 red Dodge pickup that was traveling eastbound, Cordova said.
The Chrysler then rolled into a ditch and caught on fire, killing the driver and three passengers, he said.
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