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<\/p>\nVICTORIA, TX – A Valley Transit Greyhound bus traveling from Houston to McAllen late Wednesday, May 11, was sideswiped by a pick-up truck, causing the bus to swerve into a utility pole. The accident happened just south of Victoria, Texas.<\/p>\n
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Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper, Gerald Bryant, said that a Vinton man driving a truck was pulling onto U.S. 77 from a side street when it ran into the Greyhound bus, causing it to veer into the utility pole.<\/p>\n
Juana Lopez Perez, 53, of Matamoros, Mexico, was killed, and 21 others on board were taken to hospitals with injuries not considered life-threatening.<\/p>\n
Sify.com reports:<\/p>\n
Five of the eight people taken to DeTar Navarro Hospital in Victoria were treated and released while three remained there Thursday, said Judith Barefield, a hospital spokeswoman.<\/p>\n
Thirteen people were taken to Citizens Medical Center in Victoria. All were discharged except one who was in stable condition Thursday, said Shannon Spree, hospital spokeswoman.<\/p>\n
Perez, who was travelling alone, had been sitting at the front of the bus near the door when the accident occurred. She died at the scene, Bryant said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The truck was driven by 30-year-old Larry Marceaux of Vinton who was given a ticket for failing to yield. The incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
Texas cities include El Paso, Austin, Laredo and Victoria.<\/p>\n
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