In photos: 8 killed, 9 injured after deadly collision outside migrant shelter in Texas
In photos: 8 killed, 9 injured after deadly collision outside migrant shelter in Texas - The Washington Post
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At least eight people were killed and at least nine were injured Sunday in Brownsville, Tex., when an SUV struck a crowd waiting for a bus outside a migrant shelter, authorities said. Miguel Roberts/Brownsville Herald/AP Brownsville police investigator Martin Sandoval said the crash happened about 8:30 a.m. local time. The driver, Sandoval said, is a Hispanic male who was hospitalized for treatment of injuries before being taken in to police custody on charges of reckless driving. More charges are expected soon, he said.
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Sandoval said the cause of the crash has not been determined, but that police are awaiting results from a blood sample taken from the driver to see if he was under the influence. The driver, apparently injured when his silver Range Rover overturned in the crash, is not cooperating with officers and had not yet been identified, he said.
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Emergency personnel respond to the fatal collision in Brownsville. Several migrants were killed after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop near Ozanam Center, a migrant and homeless shelter.
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Emergency personnel work at the site.
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Emergency personnel respond to the fatal collision.
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People record law enforcement working the scene.
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Emergency personnel take away a damaged vehicle.
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A law enforcement officer photographs the scene.
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A police officer is consoled after the deadly incident.
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A victim's body is lifted as law enforcement officers investigate the scene.
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Brownsville Fire Department firefighters hose off blood from the deadly scene.
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Emergency personnel respond to the fatal collision.
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Father Kevin Collins, OMI, pastor at St. Eugene de Mazenod Parish, places his hand on his forehead in prayer with others at the scene.
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