SAN ANTONIO – Four people were killed after the driver of a stolen Chevrolet Camaro caused a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 on the Southwest Side on Thursday, according to San Antonio police.
The crash was reported just after 2:45 p.m. on the southbound lanes of I-35 near Cassin Road, not far from the I-35 and Loop 410 interchange.
In a video posted on the San Antonio Police Department Facebook page, Chief William McManus said the crash began when a stolen white Chevrolet Camaro collided with a small bus hauling a trailer.
The bus struck a guardrail and was then hit by an 18-wheeler, a preliminary report from SAPD on Friday said. The collision caused the bus to roll on its passenger side, ejecting multiple people.
McManus also said four individuals, including one armed with an assault rifle, fled the Camaro and the scene of the crash. However, SAPD’s report said “an unconfirmed number of individuals” exited the Camaro. The report does not indicate if any of the individuals were armed.
The individuals who escaped have not been found as of Friday morning, police said.
Two people died at the scene, and two others died at University Hospital. The chief said two of the people killed were “senior adults.”
The San Antonio Fire Department on Thursday said eight people suffered life-threatening injuries, while 13 others were hospitalized with minor injuries.
McManus stated that the ages of those injured span from young children to seniors.
In a post on X at 3:52 p.m. on Friday, University Health said they treated 15 of the patients, and two of them died at the hospital on Thursday.
As of Monday, July 21, University Health said it is still treating a child and an adult who are in “good condition,” and another adult who is in “fair condition.”
The southbound lanes of I-35 at Cassin Road were closed for more than five hours. TxDOT said those lanes reopened on Thursday evening.
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