Sad news to report from Saturday morning. 

A charter bus lost control just outside of Laredo on Saturday morning. The bus was the only one involved in the accident. Seven passengers were confirmed dead at the scene of the crash and another died at an area hospital. Forty-four others were transported to area hospitals, including the driver.

Several of the people in the hospital are listed in critical condition. The bus was leaving from the Rio Grande Valley area and was traveling to Eagle Pass. As of this post, investigators do not know what caused the crash.

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