Four migrants and three other people were injured in a Texas highway crash, in what authorities are calling yet another deadly human smuggling attempt.
The driver was hospitalized in critical condition along with two others who were also injured, Olivarez said.
He said it was the second deadly smuggling attempt in 24 hours in South Texas after two migrants died in a car that was being pursued by authorities near the border city of La Joya.The crashes underscore how covert and risky attempts to bring migrants through Texas continue even after the nation’s deadliest smuggling episode.
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