10 Dead as van Carrying Migrants Crashes Near Falfurrias
By Menda Eulenfeld, STCN
Photo by KVEO-TV @Iriskarami via twitter
ENCINO - 10 illegal migrants have been killed in a crash in Encino on Wednesday afternoon. DPS Sgt. Nathan Brandley said the death toll was initially announced as 11 but was later revised.
The crash took place northbound on Highway 281 just south of the Falfurrias checkpoint.
Approximately 30 people were inside the van when the driver traveling at a high speed, caused the van to miss a curve, hit a utility pole, and hit a stop sign.
Those who survived the initial crash all have serious to critical injuries.
The van that the migrants were traveling in was not being pursued, said Brooks County Sheriff Urbino Martinez.
No information about the van, including where it was registered or who owned it, was immediately released.
