Austin, TX : A two-vehicle crash on May, Monday, 22nd 2017
Rescue crews are on scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a fully loaded Texas Department of Criminal Justice bus on Interstate 45 near Texas 242.
The crash happened around 1:25 p.m. on the northbound mainlanes, according to reports. TDCJ officials said a pickup truck hydroplaned and clipped the front right side of the bus.
The bus was carrying 24 prisoners from Brazoria County to one of TDCJ's prisons in Huntsville, according to a TDCJ official. No injuries were reported as a result of the crash.
The bus wound up in the inside shoulder and the truck wound up in the grassy median between the mainlanes and frontage road. Officials said the TDCJ bus was unable to continue its trip to Huntsville, so the prisoners were transported to a second bus for the remainder of the trip.
Needham Fire Rescue and the Montgomery County Hospital District responded to the crash along with the Shenandoah Police Department, Montgomery County Precinct 3 Constable's Office and DPS.
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Prisoner bus crashes on I-45 south of Conroe