7 injured, 2 dead after multi-vehicle crash in west Texas

CBS News Texas

VERNON – Seven people were injured and two have died after a multi-vehicle crash in west Texas over the weekend. 

The Texas Department of Public Safety says the accident happened Saturday just after 6 p.m. in Vernon. DPS says the roads were wet from the rain.

The driver of a Honda Odyssey was traveling southwest on US-70 when they swerved in the curved section of the road, losing control. 

The car went over a cable barrier and through a grassy median, then moved into the opposite lane, hitting a GMC Yukon head-on. 

A Honda Pilot attempted to avoid the crash but could not, and hit the Yukon.

The driver of the Odyssey, 43-year-old Than Than Shwe, died at the scene due to injuries from the crash. A 14-year-old passenger was injured and taken to a hospital.

The driver of the Yukon and three other passengers were injured and taken to a hospital. One of the passengers, a 9-year-old, died from her injuries. CBS News Texas' Amelia Mugavero confirmed the 9-year-old, Molly Mullens, was a third grader at Highland Park Elementary School. 

The driver and another passenger of the Pilot were both injured and taken to a hospital.

Vernon is about 180 miles east of Lubbock and 50 miles west of Wichita Falls.

This story is developing.

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