7 dead and 2 children injured in head-on collision in Texas

A head-on collision in Texas killed seven people and seriously injured two children Thursday, authorities said.

The crash occurred about 4:40 p.m. local time on FM 1433, about 8 miles north of Carrizo Springs, said Rene Cordova, spokesman for the Del Rio office of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Carrizo Springs is about 186 miles southwest of San Antonio.

A black Chrysler 300 was moving “at a high rate of speed” westbound on FM 1433 when it lost control and veered onto the wrong side of the road. He crashed head-on into a red 1998 Dodge pickup truck that was traveling eastbound, Cordova said.

The Chrysler then crashed into a ditch and caught fire, killing the driver and three passengers, he said.

All four people were pronounced dead at the scene. Due to the severity of the injuries, they have not been identified.

The driver and two passengers of the Dodge were pronounced dead. They were identified as Isabel Small, 50; San Juanita De La Cruz, 64; and Victor Manuel Martinez, 83, according to Cordova. They were residents of Crystal City, Texas.

Two children were also in the Dodge and were airlifted from the crash site to University Hospital San Antonio, Cardova said. Its conditions are unknown.

DPS is investigating the crash.