A black Chevrolet Tahoe left an IH-10 overpass near FM 725 in Seguin during rain and landed below, killing all five occupants, including three children. Police identified the parents as Omar Lumbreras Oliva, 30, and Ana Deli Lumbreras, 31, both of Porter, Texas. The investigation continues.
A family of five was killed after an SUV left a wet IH-10 overpass in Seguin and landed below, according to the Seguin Police Department.
Police said a black Chevrolet Tahoe was traveling east on IH-10 at approximately 12:56 p.m. on Nov. 8 when it went off the overpass near FM 725 and landed below. Officers said it was raining and the roadway was wet, and all five people inside the SUV were killed.
Authorities identified the adults who died as Omar Lumbreras Oliva, 30, and Ana Deli Lumbreras, 31, both from Porter, Texas. Police said three children — a 13-year-old boy, a 6-year-old girl and a 3-year-old girl — also lost their lives in the crash.
Officers blocked FM 725 in both directions for about six hours while crews cleared the scene and urged drivers to avoid the area.
Aubri Cole, a woman whose workplace is near the crash, described the impact on her personally. "It makes me feel really bad because I have siblings at home. I have a lot of siblings and I couldn't imagine that," Cole said.
People who work nearby said the loss has been difficult to process, especially so close to the holidays. "Knowing that five people lost their lives right before the holidays, and there's people out there that loved them and those children had a future, it was just very sad having to see that it's just troublesome," said Jeana Kirby of Cavco Home Center.
James Satter, the general manager at Cavco Home Center, said, "Knowing that's a real possibility that can happen to anybody is scary." Satter described a similar incident: "About a month ago there's was a hydroplaning incident right across the highway over here. It was the same type of vehicle, same number of family, five, they slid off the road. Luckily, they were all safe and we housed them in here while they got the help they needed and got the rides that they needed."
Satter said he hopes officials consider additional safety measures along that stretch of I-10. "We need extra precautions on on guardrails and speed limits. I know nobody likes to go up in speed limit and down in speed limits, but sometimes it's exactly what you need to do to keep your family safe," he said.
Family members have started a GoFundMe to help cover the cost of five funerals. A family member said they are working on funeral arrangements while grieving the loss of five loved ones at once. "I think the community is coming together. The only thing I would advise is if you are able during this holiday season to please, please go to the GoFundMe page and try to do a donation if you can because the family is burying five," Kirby said.
The Seguin Police Department said the crash is still under investigation, and said rain and wet roadway conditions are believed to have been contributing factors. The exact cause of the crash has not yet been determined.
Seguin Police Department