Authorities say a three-car crash in southern Texas has killed six people and injured five others
GEORGE WEST, Texas — — A minivan trying to overtake a vehicle in a no-passing zone on a Texas highway crashed head-on into an SUV, which was then rear-ended by another vehicle, authorities said. Six people died and five others were injured.
The crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Friday near George West, about 60 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, said Sgt. Guadalupe Casarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety.The crash remained under investigation Monday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. But the department said in a news release that a minivan traveling south on U.S. Highway 59 tried to pass in a no-passing zone and crashed head-on into the northbound SUV. A sedan then slammed into the back of the SUV.
The driver of the SUV, Salvador Almeda Mendoza, 47, of Ganado, Texas, was also killed, along with two passengers, Ilda Briones Nieves, 58, and Honorio Lazo Navarro, 74, both of Ganado.Five other people were taken to a hospital with “non-incapacitating injuries,” the public safety department said.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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