{"id":1258,"date":"2010-03-16T12:40:05","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T19:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2013-03-15T11:10:02","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T18:10:02","slug":"tour-bus-crash-near-san-antonio-tx-kills-2-injures-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truckaccidentlaw.org\/blog\/1258\/tour-bus-crash-near-san-antonio-tx-kills-2-injures-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour Bus Crash Near San Antonio TX Kills 2, Injures 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

CAMPBELLTON, TX – A Mexican tour bus carrying an estimated 35 people was involved in a rollover accident Tuesday near Campbellton, Texas, killing two people and injuring at least eighteen according to Tommy Cavazos, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n

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The bus, which was headed to Matamoros, Mexico, flipped and landed on its right side<\/p><\/div>\n

The Americanos tour bus crash occurred on Interstate 37, about 45 miles south of San Antonio in the southern region of Texas. <\/p>\n

CNN video from the scene shows the bus lying on its side in the highway’s grassy median, with clothing and other items scattered on the ground nearby.
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CNN affiliate KSAT reported:<\/p>\n

Most of the injured are being transported to San Antonio’s Brooke Army Medical Center and University Hospital, Cavazos said.<\/p>\n

The bus, which was headed to Matamoros, Mexico, flipped and landed on its right side, he said.<\/p>\n

The names of those killed were not released.
\nEmergency personnel, including fire trucks and ambulances, were on the scene.<\/p>\n

Mark Baldon, who came upon the crash shortly after it happened Tuesday morning, said he saw the bus “smoldering,” CNN affiliate KSAT reported.
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Location of bus crash near Campbellton, Texas, 45 miles south of San Antonio.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Truck accident attorneys<\/a>, Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP, say that there are a variety of factors that can cause a bus accident or commercial truck accident. Simple care and attention to detail by a commercial bus driver or a trucking company can prevent many accidents from happening. Read more about causes of commercial accidents<\/a> and TX\u00a0 trucking laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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