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Van carrying inmates partially-submerged after crashing along I-59 in Wharton

County Road 231 was completely shut down after the accident.
Credit: Wharton Police Department
A van carrying inmates ended up partially submerged in water after the vehicle veered off the roadway into a creek along Interstate 59 in Wharton.

WHARTON, Texas — A van carrying inmates ended up partially submerged in water after the vehicle veered off the roadway into a creek along Interstate 59 in Wharton.

This happened just before 11 a.m. heading north near County Road 231. The road is completely shutdown as of 11:20 a.m.

Police are in the scene, along with emergency crews tending to the injured.

Police say all injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.

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