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VICTORIA, TX – A Valley Transit Greyhound bus traveling from Houston to McAllen late Wednesday, May 11, was sideswiped by a pick-up truck, causing the bus to swerve into a utility pole. The accident happened just south of Victoria, Texas.

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper, Gerald Bryant, said that a Vinton man driving a truck was pulling onto U.S. 77 from a side street when it ran into the Greyhound bus, causing it to veer into the utility pole.

Juana Lopez Perez, 53, of Matamoros, Mexico, was killed, and 21 others on board were taken to hospitals with injuries not considered life-threatening.

Sify.com reports:

Five of the eight people taken to DeTar Navarro Hospital in Victoria were treated and released while three remained there Thursday, said Judith Barefield, a hospital spokeswoman.

Thirteen people were taken to Citizens Medical Center in Victoria. All were discharged except one who was in stable condition Thursday, said Shannon Spree, hospital spokeswoman.

Perez, who was travelling alone, had been sitting at the front of the bus near the door when the accident occurred. She died at the scene, Bryant said.

The truck was driven by 30-year-old Larry Marceaux of Vinton who was given a ticket for failing to yield. The incident remains under investigation.

Texas cities include El Paso, Austin, Laredo and Victoria.

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