NUECES COUNTY, TX : 6 killed in crash in rural Nueces County on Wednesday, 5th June 2019

Several agencies were called to the scene of a fatal accident near Robstown, Texas, Wednesday morning that left undocumented immigrants dead and several injured.

Police could not specify the ages or identities of the victims, but said they are from El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala.

It all started just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday when Robstown police tried to pull over an SUV that was speeding southbound on Highway 77. The driver refused to stop and exited toward the Richard M. Borchard Fairgrounds.The officer lost sight of the SUV before spotting it again on the side of some railroad tracks near the Wells Fargo, heading toward FM 1694. At that point they lost track of the vehicle and ended their pursuit.At around 4 a.m. Wednesday Metrocom received a call from someone who said a young man was knocking at her door near FM 1694 and County Road 44. Nueces County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to that location but the man was gone.

An hour later, they received another call about two young men who were injured and walking near the highway. Deputies said they only spoke Spanish. The two led deputies to the SUV, which had crashed in a ditch around a nearby field.

Inside the SUV, six males were found dead, along with another six individuals found injured outside of the vehicle.

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