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Five people, including four members of a New Mexico family, have died in a late-night crash on a rural road in the Texas Panhandle. 30-year-old Ryan Painter of Corpus Christi was killed when his pickup crossed the center line just before midnight Saturday north of Vega and struck an oncoming Chevy van. The van was transporting 43-year-old Louis David Torres Sr.; his wife, 43-year-old Dalila Torres; a 20-year-old woman; 14-year-old boy; and 10-year-old girl. Only the boy survived the horrific collision.
3 people died in a crash involving a school bus in Live Oak County Thursday morning. According to officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety, a van crashed into a Three Rivers ISD school bus on Highway 72 just before 7 a.m. The three people killed were riding in the van, a DPS official said. Four other people inside the van were also injured. No children on board the bus were injured, although some kids were checked out at school or transported to a hospital by parents, according to DPS. A DPS official said driver fatigue may be to blame in the crash.