The Texas Department of Public Safety has revealed the identities of some of the people involved in a deadly head-on collision that killed six and injured three on a highway in Johnson County Tuesday evening.
The fatal crash happened on U.S. 67 between CR 1234 and CR 1120.
According to a preliminary investigation released by Texas State Troopers, a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck driven by 17-year-old Luke Resecker of Glen Rose with another teenage passenger was heading south on Highway 67 in an area where it's a two-lane road south of Cleburne.
Troopers believe the truck crossed over into the northbound lane in a no-passing area and struck a van carrying 7 people head-on.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed with NBC 5 that six people were killed and three others were injured as a result of the crash between the two vehicles.
Six of the seven people in the van died including two children, a 9-year-old girl and a 10-year-old. A 36-year-old woman, a 60-year-old woman, and a 64-year-old man were also killed in the crash.
The van was driven by 28-year-old Rushil Barri of Irving who was also killed.
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Some of the victims were members of one family.
The injured victims were airlifted to John Peter Smith Hospital and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital.
One van passenger, 26-year-old Lokesh Potabathula of Alpharetta, Georgia, was taken to Harris Health in Fort Worth with critical injuries.
Texas DPS says it is working with Georgia State Police to locate and notify families of some of the victims.
It is still unknown why the truck crossed over into the northbound lane. Troopers told NBC 5 it could have been because either the truck was trying to pass another vehicle or was trying to make a turn.
Investigators haven't been able to speak to the truck passenger who is in critical condition.
A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family with medical and funeral expenses.
This incident comes hours after another crash on U.S. 67 in Duncanville left a person dead.
