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The accident happened a few miles from my house. Im part of the Volunteer Fire Department but I didnt go to the call yesterday because my wifes out of town and I had to pick up my kids from school.
CONCAN, Texas (SBG San Antonio) — The Department of Public Safety and Bexar County Medical examiner confirmed 13 people died and 2 were injured in a head-on collision near Garner State Park on Wednesday afternoon.
The accident happened around 12 p.m. off Highway 83 North when a bus carrying seniors from the First Baptist church in New Braunfels collided with a heavy-duty pick-up truck.
The bus was carrying 14 members of the church while the truck was occupied by one person. Authorities said the driver of the truck is at fault in the accident that killed 13 members of the church.
Three people survived the initial impact and were Airlifted to University Hospital -- one of the three survivors ultimately succumbed to their injuries at 2:25 p.m., bringing the death toll to 13.Rick Ballesteros of Uvalde came upon the scene of the accident and said the bus and a pick-up truck were involved in the head-on crash. He said there were possibly seven fatalities.
"It was a really gruesome scene," said Ballesteros during a phone interview.
Uvalde County Fire Marshals said DPS and EMS units, as well as Airlife, were on the scene.
A representative from Airlife said two people were transported to University Hospital.
A lieutenant with the TxDPS said there were several fatalities but could not confirm how many.
The Uvalde County Sheriff's Office said Highway 83 North is closed south of Garner State Park and traffic will be rerouted through CR 350 and FM 1050. The highway will be closed for several hours.
Garner State Park is almost 88 miles west of San Antonio.
The accident happened around 12 p.m. off Highway 83 North when a bus carrying seniors from the First Baptist church in New Braunfels collided with a heavy-duty pick-up truck.
The bus was carrying 14 members of the church while the truck was occupied by one person. Authorities said the driver of the truck is at fault in the accident that killed 13 members of the church.
Three people survived the initial impact and were Airlifted to University Hospital -- one of the three survivors ultimately succumbed to their injuries at 2:25 p.m., bringing the death toll to 13.Rick Ballesteros of Uvalde came upon the scene of the accident and said the bus and a pick-up truck were involved in the head-on crash. He said there were possibly seven fatalities.
"It was a really gruesome scene," said Ballesteros during a phone interview.
Uvalde County Fire Marshals said DPS and EMS units, as well as Airlife, were on the scene.
A representative from Airlife said two people were transported to University Hospital.
A lieutenant with the TxDPS said there were several fatalities but could not confirm how many.
The Uvalde County Sheriff's Office said Highway 83 North is closed south of Garner State Park and traffic will be rerouted through CR 350 and FM 1050. The highway will be closed for several hours.
Garner State Park is almost 88 miles west of San Antonio.
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