Texas head-on crash involving human smuggler evading authorities kills 8, including 2 Americans, police say

Eight people were killed Wednesday when a human smuggler carrying illegal immigrants in a car crashed into an SUV in Texas, authorities said.

The driver passed an 18-wheeler in a no-passing zone before crashing head-on with a Chevy SUV traveling in the opposite direction, causing the vehicle to burst into flames. Everyone in both vehicles was killed. Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.

The SUV driver and a passenger from Georgia were both killed. The five illegal immigrants killed in the crash were Honduran citizens, authorities said. The smuggler was from Houston, DPS said.