Seven killed, several injured after motorist crashes into people outside Texas migrant centre
- The sport utility vehicle ‘ran over several people that were waiting at a bus stop’ outside a facility housing migrants in Brownsville, police said
- Police have launched an investigation to see whether the fatal crash was an accident or intentional. It was not clear whether the victims were migrants
Seven people died and as many as six others were injured Sunday in Texas when a driver crashed into them outside a facility housing migrants in the southern US state, police said.
The sport utility vehicle “ran over several people that were waiting at a bus stop” in Brownsville, a border city at the southernmost tip of Texas, local police spokesman Martin Sandoval told an ABC affiliate.
Between four and six people were taken to hospital with injuries, he said.
The motorist was detained by witnesses until the arrival of police, who charged him with reckless driving.
“More than likely there’s going to be other charges coming on later,” Sandoval said, without clarifying what additional charges might be brought.
Police have launched an investigation to see whether the fatal crash was an accident or intentional, he added.
It was not immediately clear whether the victims were migrants.