Inmates hospitalized after prison bus overturns
Posted/updated on: July 2, 2026 at 4:29 am
PALESTINE — Eight people were hospitalized on Wednesday morning following a single-vehicle crash involving a prison bus carrying several inmates as they headed to the Palestine Unit. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) said one of their bus was in a single-vehicle crash between Donie and Groesbeck on Highway 164, east of Highway 139. The bus was transporting 26 inmates from local jails to the Gurney Unit in Palestine for intake.
TDCJ said all inmates were accounted for, and three staff members were on the bus.
Seven inmates and a staff member were taken to a local hospital and law enforcement believes there are no life-threatening injuries.
