13 People Killed in Church Bus-Truck Head-On Collision on U.S. Highway 83 in Uvalde County, Texas
By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017
A tragic head-on auto collision between a Church Bus and a pick-up truck on U.S. Highway 83 near Garner State Park in Concan, Uvalde County, Texas killed 13 members of the First Baptist Church of New Braunfels, Texas Choir returning home from a three day retreat on Wednesday, March 29, 2017.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the pick-up truck was traveling north on U.S. Highway 83 while the Church Bus was traveling south on U.S. Highway 83 when the pick-up truck veered into the lane of travel of the bus in a 65 Miles Per Hour stretch of U.S. Highway 83 near Garner State Park.
The driver of the pick-up truck survived the head-on collision and was airlifted to a San Antonio, Texas medical facility for treatment of his injuries. The driver of the Church Bus died at the scene of the accident together with 12 of his passengers. Only one person in the Church Bus survived the tragic accident.
The community of New Braunfels, Texas mourned the tragic loss of 13 members of the First Baptist Church Choir. The Church Choir had gone to a three day retreat and were returning home at the time of the accident.
Texas Department of Public Safety investigators will speak with the driver of the pick-up truck to determine what exactly happened and caused the accident.
The National Transportation Safety Board announced that it too was going to investigate the accident.
The First Baptist Church of New Braunfels stated that it will have counselors available on Thursday, March 30th, at the church to help family members and church members with the loss of their loved ones and/or friends. The First Baptist Church asked for prayers for their departed members and their grieving families, friends, and community.
