12 Dead After Church Van Full of Seniors and Pickup Truck Crash Head On in Texas

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A dozen people were dead and several others were injured after a church van carrying senior citizens and a pickup truck collided head on in Texas Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
The pickup truck was traveling northbound on the highway and the church bus was traveling southbound, officials said.
Church administrator Norm Hills told NBC News that the church had very little information and was "anxiously awaiting calls from DPS.
Conrad Hein told NBC News that 12 people were dead and three others were injured during the crash, which took place around 12:23 p.
m.
local time (1:23 p.
m.
The DPS told NBC News that the crash involved a van carrying 14 people and a Dodge pickup occupied only by its driver on the U.
S.
Route 83 Highway.