1 Dead After SUV Carrying 12 Children Rolls Over

An SUV carrying 12 children has rolled over in rural South Texas, leaving one of the children dead and 9 other kids injured.

The Monitor newspaper reported that the driver of a 2001 Ford Explorer lost control of her vehicle Wednesday afternoon and skidded before rolling over once.

The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that 12 children were inside the car. A 9-year-old girl was pronounced dead at a Mission hospital. Nine others and the adult driver were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.

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