Ten killed as state prison transport collides with train near Penwell
Ten people died when a state prison transport skidded on ice on Interstate 20 near Penwell, colliding with a moving Union Pacific train. Two corrections officers and eight male prisoners perished. the remaining passengers, including one corrections officer and four prisoners, survived with severe injuries. Prisoners were handcuffed in pairs without seatbelts on a minimum‑security transfer from Abi lene to Rogerio Sanchez State Jail in El Paso. The bus crew and authorities investigated.
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Train crash on I-20 near Penwell injures guards and prisoners
At least ten people died in a Union Pacific train wreck westbound on Interstate 20 near mile marker 103 near Penwell. Fourteen injuries include four prisoners and two guards. Two freight cars were damaged but did not derail. the train comprised four engines and 58 cars with UPS cars involved.
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Family sure man alive after prison bus crash near Penwell
An Ector County family faced a life altering scare after a prison bus crash near Penwell. Remigio Pifieda, 34, was reported in serious condition at Medical Center Hospital while two Texas Department of Criminal Justice officers were killed. Pifieda, known as Remy, had been moved to the John Middleton Transfer Unit about seven weeks earlier, prompting his father to fear involvement. Relatives Brissa Florez and Carlos Pisieda described the wait and inability to contact him as torture. Florez said Remy has broken bones and bruises and remains in intensive care as a precaution, with confirmation of his involvement arriving at 1 p.m.
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