Texas human smuggling accident kills two, injures dozens
A suspected human trafficker carrying 14 migrants in a van has crashed during a police chase in South Texas, killing two and injuring 12, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The fatal wreckage occurred in Brooks County, about 60 miles north of the US-Mexico border.
Footage released by Texas DPS shows a white pickup truck upside down on the pavement after it rolled over.
Two migrants died in a car accident linked to human trafficking in Brooks County, Texas.
(Texas Department of Public Safety)
The truck came to rest upside down on the road.
(Texas Department of Public Safety)
The 14 migrants in the vehicle were from Mexico and Guatemala. The driver was able to flee the scene, according to Texas DPS.
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The two deaths add to nearly 800 migrants who have died crossing the border this year, a new record, according to Customs and Border Protection.
Three people were killed in an accident in early October in what the Texas Department of Public Safety called an attempted human smuggling operation.
(Texas Department of Public Safety)
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Three migrants died in a wreck involving human trafficking earlier this month in Kinney County.
Last month, a 17-year-old girl who allegedly smuggled nine migrants from Mexico crashed in downtown Uvalde, killing three.
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