At least four people are dead and 10 others injured after a serious crash in Wise County on Wednesday, according to state officials and news reports.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, first responders were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash about 8 a.m. Wednesday on northbound U.S. Highway 287 near the FM 1655 exit in Alvord.
DPS spokesperson Sgt. Tony De La Cerda told reporters a 15-passenger van with 14 people inside veered into the median from the left lane.
"The driver overcorrected, causing them to lose control of the vehicle, which caused the vehicle to rollover multiple times," he said.
Just one of the 14 people in the van was wearing a seatbelt and multiple people were ejected from the vehicle, he added.
Three passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, including the driver. Three people were taken to a hospital by air ambulance and are in critical condition, six others had serious injuries and two had non-serious injuries, according to a Wise County EMS press release. One person later died at the hospital, according to multiple news outlets.
Texas DPS is investigating what caused the crash and where the van was traveling to.
“We know that the vehicle was coming from Florida, but it is still under investigation as to what their destination was,” De La Cerda said.
Traffic was shutdown on U.S. 287 Wednesday morning, but the highway has since been reopened. The service road was still closed as of 11:15 a.m.
