A tragic crash in Burleson County last weekend has resulted in the deaths of two women from Corpus Christi.<\/p>\n
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, it was around 2:15 p.m. Sunday, July 19, when authorities received reports of a two-vehicle crash.<\/p>\n
First responders rushed to the scene and found two women dead. Two children were seriously injured and taken to the hospital, while three people with minor injuries were also hospitalized.<\/p>\n
Troopers with DPS say Clarissa Nunez, 43, of Corpus Christi, was driving a four-door sedan west on Farm-to-Market Road 60 and stopped at the intersection with State Highway 36, about 10 miles southwest of College Station.<\/p>\n
Troopers say Nunez tried to make a left turn onto SH 36 but failed to yield the right of way and was struck by a pickup truck traveling northbound on SH 36.<\/p>\n
Both Nunez and front-seat passenger Diamantina Martinez, 68, of Corpus Christi, were killed in the crash. They were pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
Two children riding in the back seat of the Kia, an 8-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy, were taken to McLane Children’s Medical Center in Temple.<\/p>\n
As for the people in the truck, the driver and two passengers were taken to St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan with minor injuries.<\/p>\n