HALE COUNTY, Texas -- The Department of Public Safety has confirmed that two people was pronounced deceased after a three car collision, in the evening of Friday October 24, about 0.1 miles west of County Road C US 70.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the preliminary investigation found that the driver of a BMW, 29-year old Tristian Bueno, began a pass in a no-passing zone and traveled into the path of 57-year old Julie Bryant, which resulted in a head-on collision where both vehicles caught on fire. The BMW became disabled in the westbound lane, where a Toyota driver, 22-year old Jesse Gill, collided with BMW. The Toyota driver was not injured.

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