10 Dead After Bus Carrying Inmates Falls Off Bridge Onto Train Tracks
A bus transporting prisoners from Abilene, Texas to El Paso fell from an icy highway overpass onto the train track below, colliding with an oncoming train. Ten of the bus' 15 passengers (two correctional officers and eight inmates) were killed in the crash, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed.
The bus was carrying 12 inmates and three corrections officers. Medical Center Hospital in Odessa told CBS 7 that four survivors are in critical condition and the fifth is in serious condition.
Wreckage of TDC bus crashed on train tracks near Penwell. OA confirmed 10 fatalities. pic.twitter.com/7YVn1Vtfks
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