A head-on collision in Texas killed seven people and seriously injured two children on Thursday, officials said.
The crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. local time on FM 1433, about eight miles north of Carrizo Springs, said Rene Cordova, spokesman for the Del Rio office of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Carrizo Springs is located approximately 186 miles southwest of San Antonio.
A black Chrysler 300 was traveling westbound on FM 1433 “at a high rate of speed” when it lost control and went onto the wrong side of the road. The car crashed head-on into a red 1998 Dodge pickup that was traveling eastbound, Cordova said.
The Chrysler then rolled into a ditch and caught fire, killing the driver and three passengers, he said.
All four people were pronounced dead at the scene. Due to the severity of their injuries, they have not yet been identified.
The driver and two passengers of the Dodge were pronounced dead. They have been identified as Isabel Small, 50; San Juanita De La Cruz, 64; and Victor Manuel Martinez, 83, according to Cordova. They were residents of Crystal City, Texas.
Two children were also in the Dodge and were taken from the crash site to University Hospital in San Antonio, Cardova said. Their circumstances are unknown.
The DPS is investigating the crash.
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