Overview
- A northbound Nissan attempted to pass another vehicle on State Highway 171 near Farm-to-Market Road 3155 between Bynum and Malone and collided head-on with an oncoming Ford van.
- Both occupants of the Nissan and four people in the van were killed at the scene, and authorities confirmed that two of the victims were children.
- A third child from the van survived and was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- The impact caused both vehicles to become engulfed in flames, and officials say the burn damage contributed to the on-scene fatalities.
- The Texas Department of Public Safety described its findings as preliminary, is leading an active investigation, and is withholding victims’ names pending notification of next of kin while probing factors that may have contributed to the crash.