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Five from Texas family die in SUV crash after leaving overpass
A couple and their three young children died on Sunday after their SUV left an overpass in Seguin, Texas, and overturned. The crash is under investigation; authorities believe the vehicle may have hydroplaned on a wet road, making the circumstances of the family’s deaths a focus of the inquiry.
Omar Lumbreras Oliva, 30, Ana Deli Lumbreras, 31, their 13-year-old son and daughters aged six and three were travelling home to Porter, near Houston. The children were buckled into the back seat, according to a local justice of the peace. A fundraiser started by Omar’s sister had raised more than $16,000 towards funeral costs within a day.
In short
- Five family members died in a Texas SUV crash.
- Investigators suspect the vehicle hydroplaned on a wet road.
- A fundraiser raised more than $16,000 for funeral costs.
Explained simply
Hydroplaning happens when a vehicle’s tyres lose grip on a wet road and slide over a layer of water, making it harder to steer or stop. Overpasses can be exposed to rain and may have wet surfaces like other roads, but investigators must establish what happened in this crash.
The family were travelling from Seguin, in south-central Texas, towards Porter, near Houston. Local authorities are investigating the crash, while relatives have started a fundraiser to help pay for funeral costs.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Mother, father and their three young children all killed after their Chevy Tahoe SUV plowed off a bridge”.