About 4:10 a.m. (local time) on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, a motorcoach ran off the roadway near Victoria, in Victoria County, Texas. The vehicle was operated by Capricorn Bus Lines, and was on a scheduled trip from Monterrey, Mexico to Houston, Texas. The motorcoach had departed from Monterrey at about 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Local police reported that as the motorcoach was in the vicinity of Highways 59 and 77 south of Victoria, the vehicle appeared to have left the roadway. The vehicle rolled over onto its right side and came to rest blocking all lanes of Highway 77. A subsequent collision occurred when a pickup truck collided with the motorcoach after it had come to rest. As a result of the crash 47 of the motorcoach's occupants were injured, with nine of the injuries reported as being critical. Additionally, one passenger was fatally injured.

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