Local news, but 13 dead, 40 hurt in bus crash in Sherman, TX. TV said no walking wounded

[RB TexLa]

10:12 AM CDT on Friday, August 8, 2008

By SCOTT GOLDSTEIN and RACHEL SLADE / The Dallas Morning News
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SHERMAN — At least 13 people were killed and more than 40 were injured early this morning when a private charter bus heading from Houston to Missouri crashed along northbound U.S. Highway 75, police said.

The bus was transporting Vietnamese Catholic church members from Houston to a religious gathering in Missouri, authorities said.

The vehicle was part of a caravan of three buses with passengers from two Houston parishes -- Vietnamese Martyrs and Our Lady of Lavang, said Lochphang Dhan, parochial vicar at Martyrs. The bus was on its way to Carthage, Mo., for the Marian Days festival, an annual celebration in honor of the Virgin Mary.

"Please pray for us," said Holly Nguyen, a 38-year-old church member who was following behind the bus in a car but didn't see the wreck. She was anxiously waiting for word on whether her father, who was on the bus, was dead or injured.


http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/080808dnmetbusaccident.2646008e.html

[pansypoo53219]

1. God funny today.

czech train crash killed iron maiden fans.

[Marrah_G]

2. What a horrible story

I feel so badly for the members of that Parish.

Note: On a different tangent.... can anyone tell me why almost every Vietnamese person I know has the last name of Nguyen? I've been wanting to know for 20 years...LOL.

[TexasObserver]

4. Nguyen = Smith in Vietnamese

[Blue_Tires]

5. it's just very common

like Smith, Chang, or Mohammed

[Marrah_G]

6. Really?

I thought maybe it was a region. I only know a couple smiths........ but run across Nguyen all the time. Wierd

[Blue_Tires]

7. funny...the office next to mine has six employees

three from that number are one Nguyen, one Smith, and one Jones

[Marrah_G]

8. ................

omg you just made that up!

:rofl:

[TexasObserver]

3. A group of Vietnamese Catholics, I heard.