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Eight people held on a Texas prison bus died on January 14, 2015, when the bus skidded off an icy West Texas highway, slid down an embankment and collided with a passing freight train, according to authorities. Two corrections officers also died in the crash. Authorities attributed the deaths to the collision.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. Authorities say the prison bus skidded on icy highway and collided with a passing freight train.

Reported by: authorities.

Source

• Texas prison bus skids into train; 10 die - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, January 15, 2015