World: Thirteen killed in US church minibus crash

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Thirteen people have been killed in a head-on crash between a church minibus and and a pick-up truck in Texas, officials in the US state say.

Another two people were injured in the accident near Garner State Park, about 120km west of the city of San Antonio.

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The bus was carrying 14 elderly members of the First Baptist Church of New Braunfels, Texas.

A screenshot from aerial footage of the crash broadcast by the BBC. Photo: Screenshot / BBC

The cause of Wednesday’s crash was not immediately known.

The accident happened at 12.30am (San Antonio time) as the church members were returning from a camp retreat.

Texas Governor Greg Abbot expressed “deepest condolences to the victims and the families of those involved in today’s tragic event”.

Only the driver of the pick-up truck and one of the minibus passengers survived, the latter in a critical condition.

-RNZ

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