Texas bus crash: Children's church group on board

A bus carrying a children's church group has crashed on Texas' Interstate 20 about 50 miles east of Dallas, killing six children and injuring up to 35 others.

A bus carrying a children's church group has crashed on Texas' Interstate 20 about 50 miles east of Dallas, killing six children and injuring up to 35 others.

"We have at least six fatalities and many injuries," said Lt. Ben Valdez, a spokesman for the Department of Public Safety in Dallas.

The bus was traveling east at 9:15 am local time when it hit a bridge pillar near the Van Zandt County line, Valdez said.

It was not clear how many passengers the bus was carrying, he said.

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