texas bus crash kills 14

Crazy and tragic news out of Texas... A charter bus carrying a Vietnamese church group to an annual Catholic gathering slammed onto its side and then skidded off a freeway early this morning, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 40: Charter bus crash north of Dallas kills 14.

The bus smashed into a guard rail on a bridge that's about 15 feet above a creek, apparently skidding along the guard rail before sliding off the highway at the far end of the bridge. Investigators suspect that a blown tire might've been the cause of the wreck.

The bus was carrying 55 people, many of whom were from the Vietnamese Martyrs Church of Houston, on their way to a religious festival honoring the Virgin Mary in Carthage, Missouri. Sixteen of the survivors were reported in critical condition.

More here: Vietnamese families search for loved ones after Sherman bus crash. According to federal regulators, the company operating the bus, Iguala BusMex, was not legally authorized to carry passengers out of Texas: Bus company in fatal Sherman crash was operating illegally.

If you would like to help with translations in response to this crash, please contact Mario Chapa with the American Red Cross of Central Texas at 512-929-1222.