- The family of at least 10 people was en route to the Rio Grande Valley area
- The driver of a Chevy Suburban – to which a trailer was attached – might have fallen asleep
- Nine people total were in the SUV; four were taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries
- Other family members were apparently traveling in another car in front of the Suburban and turned back around when they realized it was no longer there
Five members of a family have died when their SUV went off a South Texas overpass and plunged to the roadway below, authorities say.
The driver of a Chevy Suburban may have fallen asleep early Tuesday while traveling from Georgia to the Rio Grande Valley’ Mexican side, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Nathan Brandley says. The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 77.
He says nine people were in the SUV and DPS was notified of the wreck at about 3.30am.
Five members of a family died after their Chevrolet Suburban flew off an overpass and landed on the roadway below on U.S. Highway 77 in South Texas
Nine people total were in the SUV, which burst into flames. Four people were taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries
The Suburban, which was towing a 6-foot trailer, caught fire when it fell from the overpass north of Sinton and fell to the road below, KSAT reports.
Five of the occupants died at the scene.
The four others were taken to a hospital in Portland, just northeast of Corpus Christi, with what Brandley described as non life-threatening injuries.
Other family members were apparently traveling in another car in front of the Suburban and turned back around when they realized it was no longer there.
No other details were immediately available as the investigation continues.
The people in the car were a family and they were traveling from Georgia to Mexico, apparently. The driver allegedly fell asleep