NEW BRAUNFELS, TX – The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung is reporting that the son of one of the 13 people killed in the First Baptist Church of New Braunfels bus crash has filed a wrongful death suit against the driver of the truck involved in the collision along with the man's father.
The article says that Plaintiff Ross Allen filed the suit Monday in the 38th Judicial District Court of Uvalde County against both Jack Young, the driver, and Joseph Young the man's father.
Stay with KSAT 12 both online and on-air for more information on this developing story.
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Here's a recap of what we know about the accident:
- The wreck between a small church bus and a pickup truck happened about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday outside Garner State Park in northern Uvalde County, about 75 miles west of San Antonio.
- The bus was carrying a group of senior adults from the First Baptist Church in New Braunfels. The group was returning from a church retreat at a camp near Leakey, Texas.
- Fourteen people were on board the church bus. Thirteen were killed in the collision.
The names of the victims are:
Below is a timeline of major bus crashes across Texas over the past decade:
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