At least 10 dead as van carrying migrants crashes in Texas

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At least 10 dead as van carrying migrants crashes in Texas
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An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants crashed on a remote south Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, authorities say. (CORRECTS death toll to 10)

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 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.Martinez said he believed all of the passengers were migrants.

The identities of the 30 in the van were being withheld until relatives can be notified, Brandley said. No information about the van, including where it was registered or who owned it, was immediately released.. Encino is a community of about 140 residents about 2 miles south of the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint.

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