10 people killed, 5 severely injured when prison bus collides with train after sliding off icy Interstate 20 overpass near Odessa, Texas
At least 10 killed in Texas when prison bus strikes train
"It's with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of those killed and injured this morning in a tragic accident," said Brad Livingston, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. "Their loved ones will be in our thoughts and prayers."
10 Dead After Texas Prison Bus Crashes Into A Train
Tom says that the rail car that was hit by the bus was carrying UPS cargo, so at the moment UPS boxes are strewn all over the ground surrounding the railway.
10 Killed in Prison Bus Crash in West Texas: Officials
An earlier accident on the I-20 overpass may have contributed to the prison bus losing control, Donaldson said.
Ten killed, five injured after Texas prison bus hits train
The Union Pacific railroad said the transport bus plunged from the elevated roadway and into one of its freight trains, causing damage to two cars.
Investigators to comb deadly prison bus crash site in Texas
Investigators trying to determine the cause of a West Texas prison bus crash that killed eight inmates and two guards were returning to the site Thursday to sift through the debris and examine the vehicle.
Mom: Inmate killed in crash was going to change his path
She is deeply religious, and said her faith does not have room for laying blame for her son's death.
Relatives upset they can't visit inmates injured in wreck
The hospital treating victims of a deadly prison bus crash in West Texas said Thursday that relatives aren't being allowed to visit the inmates because of a longstanding policy, despite demands from the inmates' families to see them.
Names released in Texas prison bus crash that killed 10
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has released the names of the 10 people who died Wednesday after a prison bus skidded off Interstate 20 and tumbled onto a passing train below.
Texas helps pay final costs for 10 dead in prison bus wreck
Texas will help pay for funeral and burial expenses for the two guards and eight inmates who were killed when a prison bus slid off an icy interstate and hit a moving freight train.
Health of 2 prisoners involved in fatal bus wreck improves
Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark said Sunday that Hector Rivera has been upgraded to serious condition and Damien Rodriguez has been upgraded to fair condition at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa.
Guard Hurt In Prison Bus Crash Out Of ICU, Off Critical List
Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark says Corrections Officer Jason Self was upgraded Thursday from critical to stable condition.
Report: West Texas prison bus may have struck guardrail before crash
A witness in a vehicle ahead of the bus moments before the crash told the NTSB the guardrail was "about 2 feet" into the left lane of westbound I-20.
Report: Damaged Guardrail Could Have Caused Prison Bus Wreck
A West Texas prison bus accident that killed two prison guards and eight inmates was likely caused when the bus hit a piece of displaced highway guardrail , sending the vehicle onto the center median and down an embankment, where it struck a passing freight train, according to a preliminary federal report released Thursday.
At least 10 people died Wednesday when a bus with state prisoners on board slid off an embankment and crashed with a passing train. The overpass on Interstate 20 was slippery with ice Wednesday morning when the Texas Department of Criminal Justice bus crashed west of Odessa. Eight prisoners and two corrections officers died in the crash, and five injured people were transported to a local hospital. Four of the injured are in critical condition, and one is in serious condition. The bus was transporting 12 prisoners and three corrections officers from the Middleton prison in Abilene to the Sanchez prison in El Paso. The Union Pacific train was carrying cargo. The two employees on the train were not injured in the collision.
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