According to the DPS, the incident occurred at 6 a.m. on State Highway 158, near the 392-mile post and west of Robert Lee. The DPS stated that a preliminary investigation showed that a 2000 Blue Bird bus was traveling westbound on SH-158 when the bus driver noticed a vehicle approaching from behind. The bus driver moved over to the westbound shoulder of the highway to allow the vehicle to pass. The bus driver did not see 35-year-old Tamara Mathis, who was walking westbound on the same shoulder of the road toward her vehicle with a gas canister she was carrying. As a result, the bus struck Mathis while she was walking.

Source: The Star October 19, 2023 21:17 UTC