US: 8 killed, 11 injured after vehicle crashes into crowd of migrants in Brownsville, Texas

A vehicle crashed proper right into a crowd on Sunday in Brownsville, Texas ensuing inside the deaths of eight people, believed to be migrants, and at least 11 others sustaining accidents, US-based Fox News reported.

A report in The Hill cited police as saying that the collision did not seem to be unintentional. The incident happened after a automotive ploughed proper right into a crowd at a bus stop positioned close to Brownsville’s Ozanam Center, a shelter for migrants and homeless people domestically. 

Brownsville is among the many border cities witnessing a surge in migrants making an attempt to cross into the US from Mexico border.

As per information from the Brownsville Police Department, eight victims died whereas 11 others have been transported to hospitals inside the house for remedy.

The driver, who the police confirmed is a Hispanic man, has been arrested and charged, nevertheless investigations are ongoing, based mostly on Fox News. As per officers, all eight people who died inside the crash have been migrants.

No further information has been launched regarding the driver who has been taken into custody and is at present receiving medical remedy at an house hospital and is beneath 24-hour supervision. The suspect will also be being examined for medicine and alcohol.

Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. of Cameron County said the driving force has been charged with reckless driving, the police are awaiting the outcomes of a toxicology report.

According to Judge Trevino, it was unclear whether or not or not the driving force had misplaced administration or had intentionally run over the group.

Further investigation is ongoing. More costs usually tend to be filed, Fox News reported. When the assault occurred, the victims have been prepared at a metropolis bus stop subsequent to the centre at roughly 8:30 am on Sunday.

The Hill stated that seven people had died on the scene and an eighth explicit individual died on Sunday evening. According to US media, witnesses near the intersection reported seeing quite a few our our bodies coated on the road, along with a bunch of women praying shut by.

The Hill quoted Shelter Brownsville’s Ozanam Center director Victor Maldonado stating that he had reviewed the shelter’s surveillance video on Sunday morning after receiving a reputation regarding the crash.

“The city bus stop is across the street from the shelter and is not marked. There was no bench, and people waiting there were sitting along the curb, Maldonado said. He said most of the victims were Venezuelan men, ” the publication citied.

This comes a day after a gunman opened hearth on patrons at a mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday killing eight people and wounding seven others. Police shot and killed the gunman, acknowledged as Mauricio Garcia, 33, of Dallas Texas.

According to US Census Bureau, Texas has the second-largest Indian-American inhabitants inside the US as of 2020. In 2010, there have been 230,842 Indian Americans in Texas, making up 0.9 per cent of the inhabitants.

According to the knowledge shared by the Open Doors, about half of the Indian faculty college students are pursuing higher education in six US states along with New York, California, Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Arizona. Texas had 19,382 Indian faculty college students in 2021.

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