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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Texas highway crash: 4 killed, 18 injured in San Antonio; armed suspect still at large
Image: X@/News4SA Four people were killed, and eighteen others were hospitalized with various injuries following a high-speed crash in San Antonio, Texas, on Thursday afternoon. The collision occurred around 2.00 pm (local time) on Interstate 35 when a stolen white Camaro, traveling at high speed, slammed into a small transport bus towing a trailer. Following the crash, four suspects, at least one of them armed with an assault rifle, fled the scene, as per the San Antonio police chief Bill McManus. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, while 18 others were injured, said McManus. Two more people died later on Thursday night, as per local media News 4 and KSAT. 'Major crash with fatalities 35S over Leon Creek. Prelim info is stolen Camaro wrecked into a small bus pulling a trailer. Two deceased, 18 transported to hospitals. Age range of victims young children to seniors. Four suspects in Camaro fled scene. One was armed. Avoid area!!' McManus said through a post on X. The transportation company Transportes Guerra issued a statement on Facebook. 'Through this Medium, we inform you that today we had an accident, and if you have relatives coming with us from Fort Worth to Mexico, please communicate with the office phone 8303195168,8621097187,6827581055. Thanks in advance, we will continue with the routes until now, and any issues will be informed to you by this medium," it said.
USA Today
5 days ago
- USA Today
Multiple people dead after stolen car crashes into bus in San Antonio
Multiple people died and more than a dozen others were injured after a stolen car crashed into a transport bus on a highway in San Antonio, Texas, police said. Around 2 p.m. local time on July 17, a stolen white Camaro with four individuals inside crashed into the bus, which was carrying a trailer, on South Interstate 35 in the Leon Creek area, San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus said. Two people were pronounced dead and 18 others were injured, McManus said. Two more people died later Thursday night, according to local reports from News 4 and KSAT. USA TODAY has reached out to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office and San Antonio Police Department. Suspects in stolen car crash at large, police say Four individuals fled from the stolen car and were still being searched for as of Thursday afternoon, McManus said. One of the suspects was also armed with an assault rifle, he said. The car was speeding at the time of the crash, according to police. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, McManus said. Children, seniors injured in crash, police say McManus said the two individuals who died in the crash were senior adults. The injured individuals ranged in age from "young children to senior adults," McManus said. They were transported to area hospitals. A Facebook post from the transportation company Transportes Guerra said the bus was traveling from Fort Worth to Mexico and asked family members to contact the company's office at 830-319-5168, 862-109-7187 or 682-758-1055. Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
Indianapolis Star
5 days ago
- Indianapolis Star
Multiple people dead after stolen car crashes into bus in San Antonio
Multiple people died and more than a dozen others were injured after a stolen car crashed into a transport bus on a highway in San Antonio, Texas, police said. Around 2 p.m. local time on July 17, a stolen white Camaro with four individuals inside crashed into the bus, which was carrying a trailer, on South Interstate 35 in the Leon Creek area, San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus said. Two people were pronounced dead and 18 others were injured, McManus said. Two more people died later Thursday night, according to local reports from News 4 and KSAT. USA TODAY has reached out to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office and San Antonio Police Department. Four individuals fled from the stolen car and were still being searched for as of Thursday afternoon, McManus said. One of the suspects was also armed with an assault rifle, he said. The car was speeding at the time of the crash, according to police. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, McManus said. McManus said the two individuals who died in the crash were senior adults. The injured individuals ranged in age from "young children to senior adults," McManus said. They were transported to area hospitals. A Facebook post from the transportation company Transportes Guerra said the bus was traveling from Fort Worth to Mexico and asked family members to contact the company's office at 830-319-5168, 862-109-7187 or 682-758-1055.
UPI
5 days ago
- UPI
Manhunt on for suspects who fled Texas crash that killed 4, injured 18
July 18 (UPI) -- At least four people were killed and 18 injured, including children and seniors, after a high-speed multi-vehicle collision in San Antonio on Interstate 35, the city's Police Department said. The Thursday afternoon incident occurred when a stolen Chevy Camaro being driven at high speed reportedly crashed into a small passenger bus towing a trailer. Police said they were looking for four suspects, one of whom was armed, who left the scene and asked people to avoid the Leon Creek section of southbound I-35. "We had a stolen white Camaro south on 35 speeding wrecked into a small transport bus carrying a trailer. As a result of that crash, two individuals are dead. 18 have been transported to hospitals," said San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus. "There are four individuals who fled from the vehicle. One was armed with an AK rifle," he added. Bus operator, Fort Worth-based Transport Guerra, asked relatives of passengers who were on the Mexico-bound service to call their office. The bus was scheduled to stop in Eagle Pass on the border, before crossing into Mexico with stops in the Carbonifera coal mining region and "5 manantiales."
USA Today
5 days ago
- USA Today
Multiple dead after stolen car crashes into bus in San Antonio
Multiple people died and more than a dozen others were injured after a stolen car crashed into a transport bus on a highway in San Antonio, Texas, police said. Around 2 p.m. local time on July 17, a stolen white Camaro with four individuals inside crashed into the bus, which was carrying a trailer, on South Interstate 35 in the Leon Creek area, San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus said. Two people were pronounced dead and 18 others were injured, McManus said. Two more people died later Thursday night, according to local reports from News 4 and KSAT. USA TODAY has reached out to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office and San Antonio Police Department. Suspects in stolen car crash at large, police say Four individuals fled from the stolen car and were still being searched for as of Thursday afternoon, McManus said. One of the suspects was also armed with an assault rifle, he said. The car was speeding at the time of the crash, according to police. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, McManus said. Children, seniors injured in crash, police say McManus said the two individuals who died in the crash were senior adults. The injured individuals ranged in age from "young children to senior adults," McManus said. They were transported to area hospitals. A Facebook post from the transportation company Transportes Guerra said the bus was traveling from Fort Worth to Mexico and asked family members to contact the company's office at 830-319-5168, 862-109-7187 or 682-758-1055. Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at
