"IDPH is working with local health officials, state police, and federal authorities to the fullest extent possible to get answers in this tragic situation," an IDPH spokesperson said. Sources confirmed to ABC News the bus departed from Brownsville, Texas. According to TDEM, once the child was showing signs of health concerns, the bus pulled over and 911 was called and ambulance arrived. After no passengers presented medical concerns or a fever, the bus departed, and "each bus is stocked with food and water, which are distributed on board," according to the statement. Child dies on asylum-seeker bus headed to Chicago originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News August 12, 2023 00:38 UTC