At least 10 killed after packed van crashes in south Texas
by Dani Anguiano and agencies from on (#5MZGQ)
More than a dozen injured in incident involving van carrying 29 passengers
At least 10 people have been killed and more than a dozen injured after an overloaded van carrying 29 passengers crashed on a remote south Texas highway.
Authorities said the crash happened shortly after 4pm on Wednesday on US 281 in Encino, Texas, about 50 miles (80km) north of McAllen. The Brooks county sheriff, Urbino Martinez, said the van, designed to hold 15 passengers, was top-heavy and had tipped over when the driver lost control on a curve.
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