At least 13 killed after Texas church bus
crash
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[March 30, 2017]
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - At least
13 people were killed, and two injured, when a Texas church bus carrying
senior citizens collided head-on with another vehicle on Wednesday, the
church and a Texas state trooper said.
The bus had 14 people aboard when it collided with a pickup truck
carrying one person, about 80 miles (130 km) west of San Antonio. The
cause of the crash was being investigated, said Sergeant Conrad Hein, a
spokesman of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The vehicles collided when the truck crossed the center line, Johnny
Hernandez, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told
the San Antonio Express-News.
The truck driver was airlifted to a San Antonio hospital, the paper said
on its website. The survivor who was on the bus was in serious but
stable condition, the First Baptist Church of New Braunfels said on
social media.
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A group of senior adults affiliated with the church were on the bus
returning from a three-day retreat in Leakey, Texas, the church said on
its Facebook page.
"Thank you for the outpouring of love and support," it added. "Please
continue to pray."
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his wife offered condolences to the
victims.
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A still image of aerial video is shown of an accident scene
involving a Texas church bus carrying senior citizens which crashed
head-on with another vehicle about 80 miles (130 km) west of San
Antonio, Texas, U.S., March 29, 2017. Courtesy WOAI/KABB/Handout via
REUTERS
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"We are saddened by the loss of life and our hearts go out to all
those affected," Abbott said in a statement.
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz and Brendan O'Brien; Editing by Lisa
Shumaker and Clarence Fernandez)
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