An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants falls on Wednesday on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, the authorities said.
The accident occurred shortly after 4 nights.
Wednesday at A.S.
281 in Encino, Texas, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) North McAllen.
Sgt.
Nathan Brandley from the Texas public safety department said the van was designed to accommodate 15 passengers, accelerating when the driver tried to turn away from the highway to the business route 281.
He lost control of the top-heavy van, which slammed metal pole utility and stop sign.
The van was not chased, said Brooks County Sheriff Urbino.
Martinez said he believed all passengers were migrants.
Brandley said that the death toll was originally announced as 11 but then revised.
He also said 20 survivors from the initial accident all serious for critical injuries.
The identity of 30 in the van is being held until relatives can be notified, Brandley said.
There is no information about the van, including where registered or who has it, soon released ..
Encino is a community of around 140 residents of about 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) south of the Falfurriasriasrias patrol inspection post.
The surge in migrants who crossed the border illegally had brought uptick in the number of crashes involving traffic jams with migrants who pay a large amount to smuggle into the country.
Dallas Morning news has reported that the young driver recruitment for smuggling runs, combined with excessive speed and driving recklessly by the young men, has caused a terrible accident.
Victor M.
Manjarrez Jr., Director of the Law & Human Behavior at the University of Texas in El Paso, told newspapers that the criminal organization recruited the driver from Austin, Dallas and Houston.
Others come from the El Paso area, while others come from Latin America full of police corruption.
“They are told, ‘If you are caught, it will be bad for you,” “They will be chosen from a group of migrants who are looking for roads that are safe across the border to reduce their smuggling costs, said Manjarrez.
They were told to follow the Scout vehicle.” `It’s not bad for a few hours of work, ” said Manjarrez.
One of the deadly accidents occurred on March 3, when 13 people were killed when a Semitrailer truck slammed a sports utility vehicle containing 25 migrants near Holttville, California, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) San Diego Guilty of many federal accusations on May 24.
There is no date of punishment that has been set.